Kelly Gaither is a senior research scientist and the director of visualization at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.
Gaither says the biggest challenge for her as a woman in the predominantly-male STEM world was balancing family life with a highly-competitive technical career.
Her advice for the next generation of female STEM leaders: Never give up, don’t listen to no and don’t let anyone stand in the way of something you want.
Listen Gaither’s full story in the audio player above.