Women of WD
Jodi Washington: Creator of Awesome Experiences
It’s all about the experience. Jodi Washington knows this. She embodies this sentiment whether at work or at play. When a colleague emails her, they are met immediately with a cheeky reply: “Email is so 2020,” leading to a live link inviting the sender to “Hit me up in Teams to find me in a […]
July 16, 2024 • 6 min read People
Maria Kala: Community and Mentorship
Since her childhood in Kenya, Maria Kala has always been fiddling with hardware. Born the third of four sisters, Kala became the de facto IT support in the home, which is how she made her way into the field of engineering. “Growing up, I was always consulted when the VCR broke or when we needed […]
March 19, 2024 • 5 min read People
Mahek Naresh Oberai: Reshaping Global Supply Planning
Born in Mumbai as the middle child of three, there was always plenty for Mahek Naresh Oberai to learn. Her siblings had a wide set of interests, and her mother was a serial entrepreneur, starting several small businesses selling consumer goods. Oberai soaked up the knowledge eagerly. “Looking back, I remember being curious about how […]
December 5, 2023 • 5 min read People
Neta Corem: The Power of Belief
From a young age, Neta Corem, senior manager of product management at Western Digital, understood the value of confidence. Growing up in the countryside of Israel, Corem was surrounded by nature and a spirit of self-reliance. “My love of nature was always there, and my father always encouraged me to handle technical things,” said Corem. […]
September 5, 2023 • 5 min read People
Kai Ling Lee: Building and Leading
Kai Ling Lee leads over 60 engineers as the director of firmware engineering in Western Digital's Malaysia office.
June 22, 2023 • 6 min read People
Angel Yu: Supporting Women in Tech
Early on, Angel Yu trusted support systems to gain confidence. Today, she builds those support systems for underrepresented groups in tech.
May 2, 2023 • 6 min read People
Sabra Truesdale: Carving Her Own Path
Sabra Truesdale, associate general counsel for intellectual property, shares her unique career path and how she empowers women in tech.
February 14, 2023 • 5 min read People
Karin Werder: Opportunity in Change
Karin Werder, VP of product management, tackles HDD technology after years of innovating embedded flash products.
October 25, 2022 • 6 min read People
Carmen Ng Soo Fun: A Stable Line
Carmen Ng Soo Fun manages a highly skilled team that implements cutting-edge Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies.
August 8, 2022 • 5 min read People
Kiranmai Pendyala: Conquering Beautiful Challenges
At age 18, Kiranmai Pendyala was the kind of student parents in Southern India dreamed of raising. She was whip smart and dedicated, with a bright future in medicine. At the time, medicine was a young woman’s golden ticket to a secure seat in the middle class. But Kiranmai had a secret: she feared blood. […]
July 6, 2022 • 5 min read People