CCA faculty member wins Women in Tech award for North America

Erin Bradner, adjunct professor in California College of the Arts' MBA in Design Strategy program, won the Most Disruptive Award at the 2025 Women in Tech North America Awards. The ceremony took place on September 12 in Toronto as part of the ELEVATE Symposium 2025, and Brandner also plans to attend the Women in Tech Global Awards in Paris in November.

Bradner serves as Director of Strategic Foresight at Autodesk, Inc., where she leads innovation initiatives at the intersection of technology and design.

The Women in Tech North America Awards recognize breakthrough achievements across 9 categories, celebrating leaders advancing women's participation in technology fields. The awards ceremony follows a day-long symposium addressing critical questions around AI leadership, evidence-based strategies for women in STEM, and tech diplomacy.

Founded by Ayumi Moore Aoki in 2018, Women in Tech Global operates in 65 countries with over 250,000 members worldwide, aiming to impact 5 million women and girls in STEM by 2030.