Education and Community
Tanya Janca, also known as SheHacksPurple, is the best-selling author of ‘Alice and Bob Learn Application Security’. She is the Director of Developer Relations and Community at Bright Security, as well as the founder of We Hack Purple, an online learning academy, community and podcast that revolves around teaching everyone to create secure software. Tanya has been coding and working in IT for over twenty five years, won countless awards, and has been everywhere from public service to tech giants, writing software, leading communities, founding companies and ‘securing all the things’. She is an award-winning public speaker, active blogger & streamer and has delivered hundreds of talks on 6 continents. She values diversity, inclusion, and kindness, which shines through in her countless initiatives.
Product & DevRel Leader
Engineering and product leader with experience envisioning, building, launching, and scaling successful products and *aaS solutions in cloud infrastructure, media, and regulated IT markets. Hardworking and easygoing team manager (and team player), fast learner, with great passion for new ideas and technologies. My work is at the intersection of technical capability, business imperatives, and customer needs. My ability to understand each has led to innovative collaborations.
