Host Gregg Garrett speaks with Judy Asher, President of the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation (MCWT) and Corporate “Rule Bender”, about the relationship between disruption and innovation, and the common thread of shifting rules. Judy also shares her “Top 3”: Alan Mulally and Lesley Ma, who embody authenticity; Martin Wolfertz and Mark Johnson, who demonstrate resilience; Vijay Sankaran and Roger Court, who inspire her. And you have to hear her suggestion about centering yourself.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

During this episode:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:03) Disruption and the shifting gameboard

(3:35) Aggressive transformation

(4:47) Meet Judy Asher

The “Top Three”:

(11:36) Alan Mulally and Lesley Ma: Embody authenticity

(25:01) Martin Wolfertz and Mark Johnson: Demonstrate resilience

(30:45) Vijay Sankaran and Roger Court: Inspire her

Other Points of Interest:

(35:12) Making a difference in IT leadership

(39:43) MCWT’s mission

(47:29) Get involved

You Have to Hear This:

(51:24) Centering yourself

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Judy Asher: LinkedIn

MCWT: LinkedIn | Website

Gregg Garrett: LinkedIn | Twitter | About

CGS Advisors: Website | LinkedIn

ABOUT JUDY ASHER

Judy is the President and Interim Executive Director for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology.  MCWT is a non-profit whose mission is to inspire and grow women in technology. MCWT offers programming and events for girls and women throughout their journeys in tech spanning the full lifecycle from Kindergarten through a women’s full career journey. 

As an Executive and IT professional Judy has worked in a variety of roles across the portfolios at Ford Motor Company and Baxter International including Enterprise Architecture, Product Management, Cyber Security, new tech introduction, research and innovation.  Working for large, global, complex organizations she has been able to deliver stellar business results through leadership in digital transformation and highly collaborative teams.

Judy has been recognized by Crain’s Detroit, Women of Color, and MCWT as its Woman of the Year in Technology.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computational mathematics from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.