Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Oct 5, 2021, in Washington. Haugen made a significant mark on the embattled tech industry in 2021. — The Washington Post via AP
WASHINGTON: Three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas made significant – if very different – marks on the embattled tech industry in 2021.
Frances Haugen, Lina Khan and Elizabeth Holmes – a data scientist turned whistleblower, a legal scholar turned antitrust enforcer and a former Silicon Valley high-flyer turned criminal defendant – all figured heavily in a technology world where men have long dominated the spotlight. Think Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk.
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