Thao Blanchard

Thao Blanchard has held a variety of roles in the technology industry since 1999. Thao began their career as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at emWare in 1999, followed by a Software Development Engineer role at Legerity in 2001. In 2004, they joined Dell Inc. as a Product Engineer. From 2009 to 2016, they were a Fundraising Volunteer for Seattle Children's Hospital Guild Association. Most recently, they have been a Product Owner at Talosix since 2021. Additionally, they have served on the Board of Trustees at Open Window School since 2016, leading the Trusteeship Committee and co-presiding the Parent and Guardian Association.

Thao Blanchard has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Utah, which they obtained from 1996 to 2001. Thao is currently pursuing a Project Management degree from the University of Washington, which they began in 2020. In 2021, they obtained a Designing AI Products certification from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Certificate in Project Management from the University of Washington, and a Scrum Master Certified (SMC) certification from the Scrum Alliance.