Clarissa Bukhan is a tech business development specialist with years of experience building partner ecosystems for technology companies. She excels in negotiating complex deals and managing alliances, all while increasing her clients' reach and revenue. Bukhan's passion for increasing career advancement opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds in tech has led her to become Editor in Chief of Women of Silicon Valley, a popular interview and photo series with a 70k+ social media following. Bukhan has studied both Political Science/International Relations and Italian literature at the University of California San Diego and the Università di Bologna, respectively. She is currently enrolled in the MBA Program at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and previously worked at tech giants such as Google and Box, as well as Optimizely and Pentaho, a Hitachi Group Company.