@WhitVC Bio
Whitney Rockley is an entrepreneurial venture capitalist that is refreshingly real. She co-founded her VC firm, McRock Capital, after a long history in venture capital having worked in London, Zurich, San Francisco and Calgary. Whitney has held numerous board and chair positions in tech companies across North America and Europe. She serves on the executive committee and board of the Canadian Venture Capital Association and frequently speaks about women in tech.
Whitney has worked alongside of many successful women throughout her career. She has noticed that few women have chosen a career in tech and, those that have, often do not stay the course.
Teenage girls use computers and the Internet as much as teenage boys yet are 5x's less likely to choose a tech related career. Today only 14% of all computer science graduates are women whereas back in 1985, 37% of all graduates were women. Looking out to 2018, McKinsey believes that there will be a talent gap of 50-60% in data scientists. A career in tech is exciting and is the future so we need to get more girls and women excited about technology, start ups and venture capital.
@WhitVC is all about sharing cool ideas about tech. It is a place to get a bit more educated about the stats and, more importantly, figure out ways to engage and inspire women and girls to jump in and swim.
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Whitney has worked alongside of many successful women throughout her career. She has noticed that few women have chosen a career in tech and, those that have, often do not stay the course.
Teenage girls use computers and the Internet as much as teenage boys yet are 5x's less likely to choose a tech related career. Today only 14% of all computer science graduates are women whereas back in 1985, 37% of all graduates were women. Looking out to 2018, McKinsey believes that there will be a talent gap of 50-60% in data scientists. A career in tech is exciting and is the future so we need to get more girls and women excited about technology, start ups and venture capital.
@WhitVC is all about sharing cool ideas about tech. It is a place to get a bit more educated about the stats and, more importantly, figure out ways to engage and inspire women and girls to jump in and swim.
Download my full bio