Course curriculum

  • 01

    Leaving Her Legacy In Tech with Jamila Parham

    • WOMEN IN TECH: WHO IS JAMILA PARHAM?

    • WOMEN IN TECH: YOU ALREADY HAVE THE HOURS TO GET CERTIFIED!

    • WOMEN IN TECH: CHICAGO GIRLS

    • WOMEN IN TECH: IMPOSTER SYNDROME

    • WOMEN IN TECH: LEGACY & TECH

    • WOMEN IN TECH: WHEN TECH GOES WRONG

    • WOMEN IN TECH: WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT

    • WOMEN IN TECH: JACK OF ALL TRADES & MASTER OF ALL!

    • WOMEN IN TECH: CELEBRATE YOURSELF & MAKE SURE OTHERS DO TOO!

    • WOMEN IN TECH: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MICROSOFT TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT BOSS!

    • WOMEN IN TECH: MENTORSHIP AT MICROSOFT AND PASSING IT ON AS A TECH UNICORN

    • WOMEN IN TECH: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

    • WOMEN TECH: JAMILA ON ADVICE TO HER YOUNGER SELF

    • WOMEN IN TECH: CONNECT WITH JAMILA AND OTHER TECH UNICORNS!

    • CONTACT JAMILA PARHAM

Featured Speaker

Meet

From a shy gamer and aspiring techie with little to no resources to pursue her dream. To today, an award-winning tech leader, STEM advocate and daughter of Chicago, Jamila's journey as The Tech Unicorn ™ began. Jamila received a Bachelor of Science from DePaul University in Computer Graphics and Animation. She holds a Master of Information Systems Management with a concentration in Project Management from Keller Graduate School. By day, Jamila is an award-winning tech leader delivering civic technology solutions for various municipal divisions with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. She has led cutting edge multimillion-dollar smart city, array of things, software development, infrastructure, and disaster recovery initiatives for both the public and private sector. Jamila currently serves a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, leading business continuity and cloud computing initiatives. All other times, she is affectionately known as The Tech Unicorn. Jamila is a public servant, tech ecosystem builder, and a champion for diversity and inclusion. She advocates on behalf of under-represented and under-valued communities to address the lack of diversity in STEM. Jamila is the founder of The Tech Unicorn™, a brand that empowers and uplifts hidden figures deemed 'unicorns' in STEM through impact and outreach initiatives. The Tech Unicorn™ is a brand on a mission to amplify voices, advance marginalized communities, and inspire careers and entrepreneurship in STEM-related fields.

Jamila Parham

Founder, The Tech Unicorn