May Allam (she/her) is Senior Director of Engineering at TiVo, San Jose CA. She manages an Engineering organization responsible for developing the TiVo experience for set-top boxes at millions of households worldwide. Before joining TiVo, May worked at Palm and IBM Cairo Scientific Center. Throughout her career, May focused on building and empowering technical teams who develop great products. May is passionate about performing arts and believes in the power and impact of performing arts in widening of visions and spreading of genuine human values. May is thrilled to support Golden Thread’s mission of building bridges between the Middle East and the West by sharing stories and opening a dialogue.