WHO AM I?

My name is Shilpa Vir! I am a seasoned Product Management leader and  Entrepreneur, currently serving as a  Product Lead at Google. I have spent 15+ years leading Product, Engineering, and Operations teams at Google, eBay, Microsoft, HP, and Yahoo. I have also founded 2 startups and worked in several early and mid-stage startups.

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Being a woman of color, the first female in my family to get a professional degree, and a first-generation immigrant to the US, I am an ardent supporter of empowering women in STEM. I do a lot of mentoring and coaching on the side to help people achieve their career goals. During my career I have been promoted several times, received 40+ job offers and have spent a lot of time learning and researching how promotion decisions are made. During this journey, I developed frameworks, approaches and methods that were so successful that friends and family began asking me for help with their career. Thus began a journey through which I have helped several people advance in their career and achieve their goals. 

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I now share my insights via my mentoring, teaching as well as hands-on workshops at various companies (NetApp, Yahoo etc.), events and conferences including 6 workshops at the Grace Hopper Conference in the past 7 years. I am also a regular speaker, moderator, and panelist at tech events / conferences. Book a workshop or speaking engagement

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I am involved with various women in tech organizations. I lead the Women in Product (WIP) South Bay chapter, serve on the GHC Product Management committee for AnitaB.org and involved in several diversity initiatives at Google. In the past, I served on the steering committee of eBay Women in Tech group as Industry Affiliations track lead where I collaborated with D&I leaders across the industry to organize events like Girl Geek Dinner, When She Speaks, NWAP un-conferences, She's Geeky Conference to name a few.

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Connect with me to ask your questions or give feedback. I would love to hear from you!