Angie Jones

Globally recognized and respected Developer Relations leader who is results-oriented. International keynote speaker who teaches workshops and gives conference talks on software development and decentralized finance (DeFi) and web. Certified Java programmer and Java Champion with a knack for innovation. Creator of more than 25 patented inventions in the areas of metaverse, collaboration software, social networking, smarter planet, and software development processes. Featured in Business Insider, Ebony magazine as one of the country's 30 young leaders under the age of 30; Women of Color magazine as a "Technology Rising Star"; Triangle Times as a "mover and shaker in the IBM corporation", and Spectacular magazine as the "Future of Tech in the Triangle". Committed to mentoring young women and exposing them to technology. In spare time, runs an online community, Diva Chix, where teenage girls and women learn to excel in technological areas as well as learn other key life lessons such as running a business and working as a team...all within the realm of a game.