The Ellen Pao discrimination case, which concluded last week, has many in the tech world thinking about the roles of women in technology. One woman who is now in a very high-profile role is Elena Donio. She’s president at Concur, maker of the market-leading travel and expense management software.
Donio joined Concur in 1998 and over the last decade and a half she has played various leadership roles ranging from the head of worldwide sales and marketing to head of product management.
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Donio believes men and women alike should try to bring more of our true selves to the workplace, not just the small part they believe to be “businesslike.”
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