Dwana Franklin-Davis, VP Operation & Technology @ MasterCard

Dwana Franklin-Davis is a vice president in operations and technology at MasterCard, where she is responsible for corporate IT product strategy as well as managing multiple disciplines to support the infrastructure and business needs for MasterCard’s Digital Commerce Products. This includes leading delivery services in the areas of electronic mail, messaging, office infrastructure and personal computer systems and applications, as well as strategic planning, project management and operations for web services environments, and Internet technology infrastructure.

Matt Sherman, Engineering Manager @ Stack Overflow

Matt’s been a fan of Stack Overflow for years. In addition to following updates from the community, he regularly read one of the founder’s blogs, which is what alerted him to a job opening on the team. With years of experience in technology, Matt thought he’d give the application a try—and he got a call back the very next day. After transitioning from an engineering role to a management role, Matt traded in hours of programming to help other developers target weaknesses with data analysis at the center of all development. Though he’s a leader, Matt considers his role one that’s more supportive than managerial—which means he adopts a culture-oriented approach to teambuilding that keeps all team members in the loop.