Holly Gibson

Holly is an innovator at Praxent where she leads a team in building robust web and mobile applications and breaking JavaScript. Through her work with Women Who Code Austin, where she serves as the Executive Director for a network of 2600+ women in tech, Holly advocates to make the tech industry more inclusive. Whether it’s teaching code skills, career coaching, or promoting accessible design in software for users affected with disabilities, Holly works tirelessly to be the change.

Holly speaks authoritatively on a number of subjects related to her years of technical experience. In particular, she is an expert resource on the following topics:

+ Accessible technology
+ Women in tech
+ Diversity in tech
+ Tech career development
+ Software development

Speaking Engagements

Monthly Featured Speaker, Women Who Code Austin – August, 2013 – Present

Moderated Amazon Panel: “Women at the Forefront of Tech at Amazon,” SXSW Lounge – March, 2017

"Baking Inclusivity and Accessibility into Software,” SXSW Technical Workshop – March, 2017 (Co-Presenter)

“Debugging the Gender Gap,” Iron Yard CODE Screening – March, 2017 (Panelist)

"How to Engineer Your Tech Career," HackReactor – June, 2016

"How to Engineer Your Tech Career," SXSW Interactive – March, 2016 (Panelist)

“Diversity in Tech,” Indeed's Women in Tech Seminar – November, 2015

"Intro to the Austin Dev Community," Capital Factory – June, 2015 (Panelist)

General Assembly's Women in Tech Seminar – March, 2015 (Panelist)