Tarah Wheeler

Tarah Wheeler
Born	Tarah Marie Wheeler Washington, U.S.
Alma mater	Carroll College, Portland State University, University Of Michigan, University of Washington
Occupation	Author, hacker, CEO
Years active	1998–present

Tarah Wheeler is an American technology executive, entrepreneur, hacker, keynote speaker,scientist and author. She is Cybersecurity Czar at Symantec, author of Women In Tech, and founder of the Women In Tech Council. In 2016, Wheeler was named a Passcode Influencer by Christian Science Monitor. Before Fizzmint, Wheeler served in several roles at Microsoft Game Studios for Halo and Lips for Xbox.

In 2004, she was named a National Science Foundation fellow. In 2012, she founded cloud computing company Fizzmint. In 2016, she spoke to the Federal Trade Commission on information security in tech startups and published Women In Tech, a book dedicated to teaching women how to succeed in tech careers. She is noted for teaching women technologists interview techniques and salary negotiation, and as systems architect at mobile encryption firm Silent Circle.

In 2014, Wheeler helped found "InfoSec Unlocked" a diversity non-profit, whose goal is to help bring more diverse voices to infosec conferences across the US through paper writing events and scholarships. This was an extension of her YouTube series where she discussed diversity topics, "DEF CON Unlocked." This series mostly covered topics relating to diversity at DEF CON, one of the worlds largest hacker conferences.

In 2016, Wheeler became part cyborg by having a RFID chip embedded in her left hand.

After a record-setting Kickstarter campaign, Wheeler published Women In Tech with several contributors, including Esther Dyson and Brianna Wu, one of the targets of the Gamergate controversy. She experienced threats for including Wu, but retained her as a coauthor due to Wu's experience in the gaming industry. Wheeler has experienced multiple death and rape threats for her online activism.

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