Overcoming Impostor Syndrome with Mikela Wright

Event Description

Mikela is a motivational speaker and Software Engineering manager at Capital One. She leads software engineering teams in Enterprise Data and Machine Learning and works closely with Customers to build innovative FinTech and Accounting solutions. Mikela has expertise in executing enterprise cloud transformation strategies, architecting data security and engineering pipelines, and leading software development.

As a technology leader with a non-computer science background, Mikela’s unique career journey inspired her to create the ASPIRE method to navigate the impostor syndrome. She is a speaker and advocate in empowering others to overcome self-doubt while pursuing their passions. She’s spoken at various conferences including Grace Hopper, Black is Tech, Women Who Code, America on Tech, and more.

Recognized a Blacks in Technology Emerging Leader award recipient, Mikela is actively involved in initiatives that expose STEM to underrepresented communities, technology recruiting efforts to increase representation, and launched an enterprise mentoring program that serves nearly 200 Black technology professionals and allies.

Mikela is a certified Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect and holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in Industrial and Systems Engineering, with a minor in Business. Outside of Technology, Mikela enjoys cooking soul food with a healthy twist and loves traveling.