Arati Prabhakar

Though engineering is itself a very expansive and multilateral practice of mathematics, science, and practical ingenuity, as a collective field it frequently lacks one vital component: gender diversity. The dearth of women in engineering has prompted several professional and academic institutions to create organizations whose sole purpose is to recruit, educate, and promote young girls and women into the field of engineering. This is not to say, however, that the engineering world is completely without its female success stories. One of the earliest and most prominent women to rise through the ranks of modern engineering is Dr. Arati Prabhakar, currently a general partner at U.S. Venture Partners, a venture capital firm which specializes in technology and life scienc View the rest of this article