Nelly Yusupova - CTO,
Webgrrls International/Cybergrrl Inc. and Founder of DigitalWoman.com
Nelly Yusupova is the CTO at
Webgrrls International, and Cybergrrl, Inc.
She oversees and implements the technical strategy for The Cybergrrl Network of women's online communities which is comprised of Cybergrrl.com, Webgrrls.com, and Femina.com. She organizes and manages team projects ensuring they run smoothly. The Webgrrls International and Cybergrrl mission is: To empower women through promoting the use of technology in both their personal and professional lives. She is also the founder of Digitalwoman.com, an Internet consulting practice helping small and mid-sized companies get online and realize their strategic online goals.
In December 2004, Nelly assumed the reins of the New York City Webgrrls chapter leader. NYC chapter is the first and largest chapter of the 100 chapters
that make up Webgrrls International.
Prior to joining Cybergrrl, Inc., Ms. Yusupova was a programmer and Web developer with PaineWebber responsible for upgrading their brokerage applications.
Ms. Yusupova earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Queens College of the City University of New York and is working towards a master's degree in management information systems. Her programming skill set includes: PHP, MySQL, Java, ASP, JSP, Oracle, Perl/CGI, HTML, JavaScript, Unix scripting, Telnet, FTP, UNIX.
As featured in the Wall Street Journal, Nelly Yusupova is a woman on the IT fast track.
She has been a featured tech expert on INC Magazine’s Website inc.com and has appeared as a guest expert on the NBC Today Show. She is frequently asked to speak across the country at many industry events about careers in technology, Web 2.0, marketing online, building communities, blogging, and social media. She conducts workshops and courses and writes extensively for the industry.
Nelly Yusupova resides in New York City.
