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E12 - Interview with Jenny Farver, Co-CEO at 8th Light - UNBOSSED - Chicago Tech Female CEOs

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“Paths To Success of Amazing Tech Women in Chicago”

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  • To interview the few female CEOs of Tech companies in Chicago
  • To interview women in critical political positions in Chicago
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    Today’s Episode: Interview with Jenny Farver, Co-CEO at 8th Light

    Jenny Farver is a Chicago-based technology leader and is the co-CEO of software consultancy 8th Light. Previous roles have included: CTO at live streaming company Lightstream, CTO of advertising creative platform PopularPays and VP of Engineering at Civis Analytics. Jenny spent several years as an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and regularly speaks on technology leadership.  She holds a masters and PhD from MIT and an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley.  In 2019 and 2020 she was listed on Crain's "Tech 50" list of leaders in the Chicago Tech community.

    Book Recommendations:

    1. What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture - Ben Horowitz
    2. The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact - Edmond Lau
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