Women Who Reign: Emily Trinh

“Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim.” — Tyler Knott Gregson

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Tell us about yourself along with a fun fact!
I was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, but moved to the East Coast for college. I am currently a sophomore at Northeastern University, which is located in the heart of Boston. However, I have yet to develop any hint of a Boston-ian accent. I am double majoring in Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology and minoring in Mathematics (say that three times fast).

Growing up, I never really had an interest in technology. I had this sheltered idea of what technology was, which consisted of hard drives and computers. I didn’t think beyond the hardware about what technology brings to life and the power it holds. I found myself interested in medicine because of the passion my Mom holds as a pharmacist. I always heard her gushing about the positive interactions she had with customers, and I felt the only way I could replicate that happiness was to pursue something that paralleled her career — medicine. It wasn’t until high school that I thought about anything beyond that.

In high school I was a manager for one of the department’s of my school’s…