March 30, 2021
The next SEBA Networking Lunch will take place on Thursday, April 1st, with Farah Ali, a co-founder of FreightWeb and an investor and advisor at various other startups. The lunch will take place from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm via Zoom.
Please let us know by 10 am April 1st if you would like to attend by emailing networking@uwseba.org with your full name, updated resume, and two to three sentences detailing why this networking lunch would be interesting and valuable to you.
Bio:
Farah Ali is Co-Founder of FreightWeb, a VC backed startup focused on innovation in hardware and software solutions that drive profitability and efficiency for transportation companies. She is an investor and advisor at various startups. She is also an Advisor at Embedded Ventures a new kind of VC Fund, Co-Founder & President One Good Act, Co-Founder and Advisor Pakistani Women in Computing, . Prior to founding FreightWeb she was Vice President of Engineering for the Player and Developer Experience group at Electronic Arts reporting to the CTO and also held engineering leadership roles at eBay and Microsoft. She has a passion for technology, for making an impact on the world and for building innovative products that solve compelling problems. Her engineering experience is diverse; she has worked on everything from shrink wrap products to online services, large scale distributed systems and machine learning. She is a seasoned technology leader who has experience building and leading cross functional teams. She is super passionate about diversity in the workplace and is a champion for inclusive practices. She is passionate about championing causes close to her heart, an avid traveler and lucky mom of 2 wonderful girls. For her detailed experience you can see her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farahmali/.
SEBA Networking Lunches:
SEBA holds lunch and/or happy hour sessions twice a month. Though these lunches are typically held off-campus, in light of COVID-19 they will be held virtually, via Zoom. These events are open to science and engineering undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. Participants gain exposure to new industries, get information on specific career paths, make valuable connections, and practice networking in a casual setting. Events are limited to a small group (around 5-7 participants). Active SEBA members are given event priority.