About the Speaker
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    Meera Rao
    Sr. Director, Product Management, Synopsys

    Ms. Meera Rao is a Senior Director of Product Management, focusing on DevOps solutions at Synopsys, Inc. Ms. Meera has over 20 years of experience in software development organizations in a variety of roles including Architect, Lead Developer, and Project Manager, and Security Architect. Ms. Meera has been working as a trusted adviser to Fortune 500 companies, helping them achieve realistic goals for practical CI/CD & DevSecOps. She advises organizations in defining, implementing, maturing, scaling and measuring DevSecOps. Ms. Meera is very passionate about getting more women working in the technology industry. Ms. Meera participates, presents, and speaks at several conferences, spreading her knowledge of security and the importance of women in the technology workforce. Meera was awarded the SecDevOps Trailblazer award from SecuritySerious in London in 2018. Meera was a finalist in the Computing Women in IT Excellence Awards 2019 for Role Model of the Year.