Stephanie Hannon (born October 31, 1974) was the
chief technology officer (CTO) of
Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. She was the first woman to hold the title of CTO on a major presidential campaign.
Prior to working for the Clinton campaign, Hannon was
Google
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's director of product management for civic innovation and social impact. Her focus was on building tools to help communities respond to natural disasters as well as producing and sharing transparent election results. Previously, she held product leadership roles at
Facebook
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and
Eventbrite
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, and helped launch
Google Maps
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in Europe and
Google Wave
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.
After the Clinton campaign, she joined
Greylock Partners
Greylock Partners is one of the oldest venture capital firms, founded in 1965, with committed capital of over $3.5 billion under management. The firm focuses on early-stage companies in consumer and enterprise software.
History
Greylock wa ...
and then became the
chief product officer
A chief product officer (CPO), sometimes known as head of product or VP of product, is a corporate title referring to an executive responsible for various product-related activities in an organization. The CPO is to the business's product what th ...
at
Strava
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.
Early life and education
Hannon was born in
Washington, D.C.
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, and grew up in
Reston Reston may refer to:
Places
*Reston, Florida, an unincorporated community in Florida, United States
*Reston, Lincolnshire, a parish in England
*Reston, Manitoba, a small community in southwestern Manitoba, Canada
*Reston Scar, a fell in Cumbria, En ...
,
Virginia
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. She went to Virginia's
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (also known as TJHSST, Thomas Jefferson, or TJ) is a Virginia magnet high school in Fairfax County, Virginia operated by Fairfax County Public Schools. The school occupies the building of t ...
.
She earned a
bachelor's degree
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in
computer systems engineering
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It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science.
Computer engine ...
and a
master's degree
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in
electrical engineering
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at
Stanford University
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as well as a master of
business administration
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Overview
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degree at
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...
.
2016 presidential campaign
At the time of Hannon's hiring as campaign CTO, much commentary was made on the significance of a woman holding this position for the first time. The appointment was described as "helping open the door for other women in an industry that has long been a boys club."
The theme of transcending traditional gender roles was recently the subject of a speech by Clinton to a
Silicon Valley
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audience, stating her intent to "crack every last
glass ceiling
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".
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hannon, Stephanie
1974 births
Living people
American chief technology officers
Harvard Business School alumni
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign
People associated with the 2016 United States presidential election
Political campaign staff
Stanford University School of Engineering alumni
Women chief technology officers
Google employees
Facebook employees
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology alumni