An outspoken advocate for women’s opportunities and success in the workplace, Cecilia Harvey is both the founder of the influential Tech Women Today (www.techwomentoday.com) platform and the Chief Operating Officer of Quant Network, the pioneering technology firm providing cybersecurity and blockchain technology. With over 20 years on Wall Street, and one of the small number of women in leadership within Financial Tech today, Cecilia is an advocate for not only women in FinTech, but also for those aspiring to leadership anywhere.
Graduating from the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, which counts Hillary Clinton as one of its alumnae, Cecilia was soon captivated by the energy of Wall Street and the lure of a career in finance. After working her way up in the FinTech industry, her roles have since included being the COO of Citigroup Markets and Securities Services Technology, and positions with Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital and IBM Consulting.
Through Tech Women Today, Cecilia interviews inspirational female tech entrepreneurs in order to dispel myths and share advice with up and coming women in technology. Cecilia also leads the initiative, Avoiding Career Krakatoa, which offers career and leadership development programming to those seeking to become leaders and increase their influence in the workplace. She is also a regular columnist for Thrive Global and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Cecilia’s recent achievements include being featured in Forbes Magazine in 2019 as a leading lady in technology, a 2018 WeAreTheCity TechWomen100 winner and being interviewed in the Sunday Times, European CEO and Times 2 about the issue of Queen Bee Syndrome, a subject that Cecilia has both experienced and researched. She has since been quoted on the subject - when women undermine each other in the workplace in order to strengthen their own position - in The Independent, Stylist and the New York Post, and has become a voice unafraid to make itself heard.
Cecilia’s experience as an African-American woman within the financial markets has inspired her to become an advocate and spokeswoman for not only women in FinTech, but also diversity and equality of opportunities.
