¡Felicidades Borinqueña Dra. Frances Colón quien fue nombrada una de 40 mujeres notables, innovadoras y agentes de cambio!

A continuación la versión integra de su perfil en la página de 40 Over 40.

Bio: Deputy Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State; previously Science and Environment Adviser for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State.

Innovating in Field of Work:

• Utilizes expertise as scientist to build bridges between science, technology and innovation and high-level decision-makers in the U.S. around the world
• First Executive Branch official to meet with Cuban science and environment ministries in Cuba in more than 50 years
• Launched a series of emerging technology briefings for senior decision-makers to interpret potential foreign policy impact of disruptive technology trends

Impact:

• An ambassador for the power of science, technology and innovation as diplomacy tools
• Represented U.S. Government as Vice Chair of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development
• Launched Cenadores Puerto Rico, a nonprofit that harnesses the connections and expertise of the Puerto Rican diaspora to empower civil society on the island- “because it is time to give back to the place that shaped me”.

Role Model:

• Outspoken advocate for women/girls to pursue leadership roles in STEM
• One of the highest-ranking Hispanic women in foreign policy
• Launched a women leadership series as Board Member of the University of Puerto Rico Alumni and Friends Abroad

Reinvention / Risk / Momentum:

• Graduate of National Hispana Leadership Institute, one of the most prestigious leadership programs for women in the US.
• Part of the White House ‘Untold History of Women in STEM’ project, sharing stories honoring unsung heroines
• Board Member Grupo Guayacan, nonprofit that spearheads private equity investment in Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

[She] “is extremely passionate about mentoring women and lifting others as she climbs….On multiple occasions she has nominated me to attend or speak at events in her place.”