Anna Brailsford is an entrepreneurial leader in the technology industry who is on a mission to eliminate the diversity gap in technology.
She is the CEO and co-founder of social enterprise Code First Girls. Formed in 2019, it is dedicated to educating women from around the world to become the next generation of software developers, data scientists and technology leaders.
Anna has also been a board member of the Inclusion & Diversity Board of the Institute of Coding from June 2019.
Anna innovated in the annual appraisals area when she co-founded Frisbee, part of Founders Factory. As CEO, she introduced a real-time performance management solution to replace the traditional performance management process.
As a self-employed consultant, between 2016 and 2029, Anna advised consulting companies and investors on commercial strategies.
Between 2014 and 2015, she was commercial director (Europe, Middle East and Africa) of Lynda.com and was involved in developing LinkedIn Learning after the business was acquired by LinkedIn.
Before this roke from 2010 to 2013, she was global account director of TMA World, a management consultancy.
Anna attended University of Edinburgh where she obtained an MA (Hons) in English Literature and History, and an MSc in writing. Additionally, she holds a graduate diploma in Law from BPP Law School.