As part of Columbia University’s three-day, “She Opened the Door” women’s conference in February, Columbia Engineering Dean Mary C. Boyce moderated a panel on entrepreneurship that brought together three accomplished alumna, representing Columbia Business School, Columbia College, and Columbia Engineering.

For the first time, three women are simultaneously leading the schools of engineering at three of the City’s prestigious universities: Columbia, New York University and City College. The Association for a Better New York hosted a panel on Monday, March 11, 2019, at Google, where the Deans discussed the rapidly changing New York tech ecosystem, the shifts in engineering education, and how they are preparing New York City's future workforce. Ben Fried (Moderator), Chief Information Officer, Google Gilda Barabino, Dean, The City College of New York Grove School of Engineering Jelena Kovacevic, Dean, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Mary Cunningham Boyce, Dean, Columbia Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science