THOUGHTWORKS CTO NAMED AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY BY FAST COMPANY MAGAZINE

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:16 +0000

30-year software development expert recognized for excellence

CHICAGO, May 3, 2010 -ThoughtWorks Inc. congratulates its chief technology officer, Dr. Rebecca Parsons, who was recently recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology in 2010 by Fast Company magazine. In the article, Fast Company described Rebecca as "one of the world's most sought-after sources of innovation." This year, Rebecca was one of only 12 executives chosen for the honor from among an overwhelming number of nominees.

Roy Singham, ThoughtWorks' chairman said, "We are very excited to congratulate Rebecca for this important recognition. She has been a strong and positive influence in our business as well as to the software industry for many years."

Rebecca joined ThoughtWorks in 1999 and immediately became a catalyst of innovation and growth for the global software development and consulting firm. Her leadership role with the firm is underscored by 30 years of experience in the software industry and as an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Central Florida. She also worked as director's post doctoral fellow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory researching issues in parallel and distributed computation, genetic algorithms, computational biology and non-linear dynamical systems. Rebecca holds a bachelor's, a master's and a doctorate degree each in computer science.

"I am proud to be recognized by Fast Company. Both Fast Company and ThoughtWorks work to create awareness of the issue of diversity in our industry, and I am pleased to continue to be a part of that effort," Rebecca said.

About ThoughtWorks

ThoughtWorks, Inc. is a global IT consultancy providing Agile-based systems development, consulting and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. It has pioneered many of the most advanced and successful Agile methods of software development and best practices used in the industry today. At its core, ThoughtWorks helps its clients maximize investment performance across a portfolio of complex, business-critical applications, while reducing time and risk. Its products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, offers tools to manage the entire Agile development lifecycle through its Adaptive ALM solution^TM, comprised of Mingle®, Cruise® and Twist®. ThoughtWorks employs 1,300 professionals to serve clients from offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information please visit: www.thoughtworks.com.

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THOUGHTWORKS CTO NAMED AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY BY FAST COMPANY MAGAZINE