Dr. Tarika Barrett is the CEO of Girls Who Code, an international non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology that has served over 670,000 students to date. A champion for education and equity, Tarika started her career as an educator and has spent two decades building educational pathways for young people at organizations like iMentor, the New York City Department of Education, New Visions for Public Schools, and New York University’s Center for Research on Teaching and Learning. Tarika is the co-Chair of New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Emerging Technology Advisory Board, Chair of the New York University Steinhardt Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board, a member of The New Visions for Public Schools Board of Directors and was a Homeland Security Advisory Council member. Under her leadership, Girls Who Code has been named The NonProfit Times’ Best Nonprofits to Work For three years in a row and recognized as one of Fast Company’s Brands that Matter. Girls Who Code’s work has generated 14.6 billion impressions globally, with notable campaigns such as Doja Code, the world’s first codeable music video with Doja Cat.