Board of Trustees
We connect, inspire and guide women in computing and organizations that view technology innovation as a strategic imperative.
The AnitaB.org staff and board are made up of people who are passionate about what women can bring to technology. We understand the needs of women, and have worked inside organizations that view technology innovation as an imperative. Our community extends around the world, driven by the belief that we can accomplish more together than any of us can alone.
Executive Team
Brenda Darden Wilkerson
President and CEO
Brenda Darden Wilkerson is an advocate for access, opportunity, and social justice for underrepresented communities in technology. She currently serves as the President and CEO of AnitaB.org, an organization that connects, inspires, and strives for greater equality for women technologists in business, academia, and government. She founded the original Computer Science for All program, building computer science classes into the curriculum for every student in the Chicago Public Schools, and serving as the inspiration for the Obama administration’s national CS4
Brenda Darden Wilkerson is an advocate for access, opportunity, and social justice for underrepresented communities in technology. She currently serves as the President and CEO of AnitaB.org, an organization that connects, inspires, and strives for greater equality for women technologists in business, academia, and government. She founded the original Computer Science for All program, building computer science classes into the curriculum for every student in the Chicago Public Schools, and serving as the inspiration for the Obama administration’s national CS4
Senior Leadership
Ahmed Khan
Ahmed Khan
Chief Financial Officer
Ahmed Khan, who currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at AnitaB.org, has been a dedicated finance executive with 25 years of knowledge and experience, primarily in the not-for-profit industry and in health care management.
Prior to joining AnitaB.org, he served as CFO for Greenheart International and worked for Rotary International, both not-for-profit entities based in Chicago.
Ahmed managed all aspects of entities, financial consolidations and reporting, tax, regulatory compliance, risk management, strategic planning, budget and forecast, Fair Trade wholesale and operations in over 20 countries located in Asia, Europe, South America, North America, and Africa.
He served as a board member and on many committees, working closely with the Board of Trustees both in the United States and international entities.
He had key roles in establishing not-for-profit entities and agency operations in Asia, Europe and in South America.
Ahmed also served as a senior manager with Advocate Health Partners Operations, a division of Advocate Health Care.