Individual Women Executive Awards Judging Committee

Chair:
Katja Schroeder, Associate Program Director, M.S. Technology Management; Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Technology Management; Founder of Expedition PR
Expedition PR | Columbia University, Brooklyn, New York, United States

Katja is a global leadership communications expert and educator in management, marketing, and entrepreneurship. In her role as Senior Lecturer for the Technology Management Program at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies, Katja focuses on the role of technology in enabling sustainable business models, stakeholder engagement, and inclusive leadership. She applies entrepreneurial thinking for positioning, storytelling, and leadership communications.

Through her work with global corporations and tech startups in Germany, France, China, and the United States, Katja has a proven track record in helping leaders achieve visibility and thought leadership. She has worked on the global launch of enterprise software and cloud solutions and mobile consumer apps as well as sustainability technology solutions that help drive positive change in our society and protect our planet.

 

Committee:

Kim Clark, Founder and Principal
Polished Professionals Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Kim L. Clark is the founder and principal of Polished Professionals Boston, a business strategy and marketing consultancy. She is also an adviser to small business owners and develops workshops and classes that provide instruction in writing business plans. Kim has lectured at the Lesley University Seminars, the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
 

Sheela Dubey, QA IT Technical Lead           
WAWA, Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States       
Sheela Dubey is an extraordinary technical leader and innovator, blending 19+ years of global QA expertise with mastery of automation, AI, and DevOps. She transforms QA into a strategic advantage, drives innovation at scale, and inspires excellence—delivering business impact while uplifting the QA community through mentorship, open source, and thought leadership.