Alaina Percival is currently Board Chair and CEO of Women Who Code, a global non-profit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. She spent the first years of her career working at PUMAs headquarters in Germany managing PUMA’s most innovative products. After completing her MBA, Percival accepted the role of Brand Marketing Manager for a women's performance footwear company where she rolled out the world’s first woman specific volleyball and basketball shoes. Four years ago, she moved into tech and last January Yahoo! acquired the startup where she was Director of Marketing. Percival spent the past year as Head of Developer Outreach with Riviera Partners and is an advisor to CodePath. 

She loves chocolate and has visited more than 50 countries.