Inspiring Stories 037 - Dr Faezeh Gholami

<p><strong><u>Inspiring Stories 037 - Dr Faezeh Gholami</u></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’m thrilled to introduce my next inspiring stories guest, <span style= "color: #202124; letter-spacing: .15pt; background: white;">Dr Faezeh Gholami. Fae has worked at IBM for nearly 7 years and is currently the STSM – Chief Architect for IBM zSystems I/O Development and Data Centre Connectivity.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202124; letter-spacing: .15pt; background: white;"> Fae was one of over 70 attendees at Optica’s Level Up Leadership 4-day event in March 2023 which I facilitated and I was struck by her courage and willingness to be open about her experiences and tackle some of the more challenging topics within DEI.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In this episode we talk about:</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style= "text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #202124; letter-spacing: .15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">      </span></span></span> <!--[endif]--><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202124; letter-spacing: .15pt; background: white;">Fae’s career pathway so far and the key decision-making moments.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"> <!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #202124; letter-spacing: .15pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">      </span></span></span> <!--[endif]--><span style= "mso-b