Women Who Reign: Maya Frai

“Do it with passion or not at all!”

Tell us about yourself along with a fun fact!
I was born in Miami, raised by an Israeli father and a Brazilian mother. While in high school, I started Killer Ivy Swimwear, a company that encouraged women to wear our swimwear like second skin. This experience opened my eyes to entrepreneurship and I learned an incredible amount of what it’s like to run a business. Before coming to Cornell, I knew I wanted to concentrate not only in economics and business, but also learn skills to design and build technologies. I chose Information Science as my major which allows me to blend my interests in computer science, human-computer interaction, economics, and design. On campus, I am one of the vice presidents of Women in Computing at Cornell, an organization that works to advocate for 900+ women who aspire to pursue a career in tech. I also serve as design director of Medium Design Collective that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration through design-thinking.

What # would define your life journey?
#wingit — When in doubt, wing it. To me, winging it means stepping out of your comfort zone and trying something new.