Women Who Reign: Akshaya Dinesh

“Now we’re in an age where technology is mandatory, and we wanted young girls to have this understanding and know how to build an app.” — Peta Clarke, Technical Lead at Black Girls Code

Akshaya is the organizer of an all-women hackathon at Spotify called ByteHacks. The event is June 24–25, 2017 at Spotify, NYC, and it’s open to high school and college women.

Tell us about yourself along with a fun fact!
Hello! I am a high school junior from New Jersey and the Founder/CEO of a national nonprofit called Girls Make Apps that helps introduce young women to computer science.

Fun fact: I have attended ~28 hackathons and am absolutely obsessed with them!

What # would define your life journey?
#neverstoptrying

Favorite website / app:
Facebook and Spotify

Someone who inspires you and knowledge they have imparted:
My mother. As a self-taught woman in information technology, she inspires me every day to ignore what others say and pursue my dreams. No matter what challenges her employers throw at her, she learns the relevant…