2 reasons to be proud this Pride Month
Fast Company’s third annual Queer 50 list of trailblazing LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary innovators includes two alumnae.
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We’re proud of our two alumnae, Megan Prichard and Jen Wong , who are respectively making their second and third consecutive appearances on the list.
Jen Wong Reddit
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As Reddit gears up for an IPO – and enjoys a current valuation of more than $10 billion – Jen tells Fast Company, “I’m exactly where I want to be.”
She explains in an interview with the magazine that she never expected to be in a leadership role, saying it was “an evolution.”
One of her major accomplishments at Reddit has been to revamp its ad business; last year, the company was reported to be on track to exceed $350 million in revenue from advertising.
Megan Prichard Cruise
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Under Megan’s leadership at Cruise, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, self-driving car rides have begun in San Francisco. She is also involved in designing a wheelchair-accessible version of the Cruise’s flagship electric vehicle, the Origin.
Megan says that the Origin’s design will make transportation “more equitable" – by increasing accessibility, lowering costs, and reducing consumers' carbon footprints (the car can seat six riders).
“Self-driving cars are here,” Megan tells Fast Company. “This technology is happening now, and it's going to change the transportation landscape forever.”