Women in STEM Guest Speaker Event: Ketki Vahalia
Transforming Passion into Purpose: The Power of Hard Work, Innovation, and Creativity

Wednesday, 3/12/25
12:15 p.m.
The Learning Commons
Periodicals Room
Chapman Hall

Co-Sponsored by The Computer Club & Center for Teaching
Light Refreshments Served

Ketki Vahalia is the Chief Product and Technology Officer at Foley, where she leads both product and engineering teams to scale their B2B SaaS business and modernize their products and platform. 

Ketki’s journey into Tech began in India, where a summer BASIC programming course sparked her interest in computers. After earning her bachelor’s in Instrumental and Control Engineering, she moved to the United States to pursue a Master’s in Computer Science, kickstarting a career that combined software engineering with product management.
 
From her early days as an operating systems engineer at Stratus Technologies to designing embedded systems at United Technologies, Ketki’s career trajectory has been anything but typical. She transitioned software engineering to product management, launching digital banking products at Tyfone and managing eCommerce fraud prevention at TicketNetwork. Along the way, she successfully combined her technical skills with business strategy – leading to her role as Director at Foley growing to Chief Product and Technology Officer.

Ketki is excited to share how hard work, innovation and creativity can turn a passion into a fulfilling and impactful career.