Cristina Costa is an engaging educator who believes in the power of empowering others with the personal and professional skills to succeed. She currently serves as the Head of the Career Program at Outco, Inc, a San Francisco based startup that provides career coaching and technical skill sharpening for job seeking software engineers. She also offers career and life coaching for women of color and diversity and inclusion training through her company, Cristina Costa Coaching. For the past 5 years, Cristina served as Chief Marketing Officer of Women with Purpose, an organization that empowers, educates and advances women of color through professional development seminars, empowerment workshops and networking events.

In addition to these roles, Cristina has over 7 years of professional experience working in the technology sector in a variety of roles from client consulting, digital marketing, customer success, serving as director of student engagement, project manager as well as leading diversity and inclusion initiatives at several startups.

Cristina is a Latina born and raised in Boston and is an outspoken advocate who works towards equity and inclusion for all people of color — particularly in the technology sector and committed to battling the digital divide.