Elizabeth Santiago

Elizabeth Santiago has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. From 2014 to 2015, they worked as a Software Engineering Intern at Digi-Key Corporation. Santiago then moved to North Dakota State University, where they served as a Teaching Assistant from 2013 to 2015 and spent a year as a Research Assistant from 2012 to 2013. In 2015, they joined IBM as a Senior Software Engineer, where they played a key role in developing a data privacy product that encrypts and protects data at the field level. Santiago also led a team that improved the key and password management tooling. During their time with IBM, they mentored team members and presented at various conferences, advocating for security and data privacy. Recently, they have joined Ookla as a Software Engineer focused on security.

Elizabeth Santiago earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and Spanish at the University of Minnesota, although no information was provided regarding the start and end years of their studies at this institution. Elizabeth pursued a Master's Degree in Computer Software Engineering from North Dakota State University from 2012 until 2015.