Have you ever walked into a conference only to feel swallowed up by a sea of suits and ties? We have. That's why we created GeekGirlMeetup. 

Founded in 2008 in Sweden by Heidi Harman, GeekGirlMeetup (GGM) is a network for women, by women interested in all things tech, design, and startups. Our ambition is to highlight female role models in the industry, create networks for knowledge exchange, mentoring and sharing ideas – and, of course, to have fun!

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Dudes welcome; just ditch the suit.

The LA Founders

Aisling Patricia Carlson

Aisling is the co-founder of GeekGirl Los Angeles, Women & Fintech London and the Gender Equality Society Dublin. In her day job, Aisling heads up Flo Technologies strategic partnerships, driving multi-channel growth for Flo's proprietary water management and security system. Prior to this Aisling was located in London where she was an integral part of the team at Anthemis Group, a leading financial services investment and advisory firm. Aisling has a BA in Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin and an MA in Political Philosophy from the London School of Economics. Since moving to Los Angeles she has developed a new found passion for basketball.

Diana Boncheva Gooley

Diana is the co-founder of GeekGirl Los Angeles and is new to GeekGirl, but she has been supporting women focused organisations for a while. In her day job, she leads digital financial services initiatives for Women’s World Banking’s financial inclusion work in emerging markets. Previously, Diana headed Strategic Partnerships and Projects at Mondato as a management consultant specialized in digital finance/mobile Fintech. Diana also has launched and managed projects such as mobile parking, ticketing, and debt collection for Paythru, a Fintech startup in the UK. She began her career in digital finance as an analyst in mobile money developing some of the first research in the space whilst managing a remittance price comparison portal. Diana has a BA from Sweet Briar College and MA from SAIS Johns Hopkins.