Forbes World's Top 50 Women In Tech

Published: Tuesday, 12 March 2019

I was pretty chuffed and surprised to learn that I was named a top 50 women in tech globally by Forbes magazine!  OMG!

See the full list here.  And my article here.

Forbes Top 50

About Me

Marita ChengForbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.

I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.

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