When asked, “What’s your goal in the next five years as a woman in tech?” Stephanie Mitchko-Beale, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Cadent, responded, “My wish? To not have to have this conversation.” Mitchko-Beale, a key member of the executive team responsible for keeping Cadent on the leading edge of advanced TV, is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion. "That includes diversity of thought,” she explained, “which enables us to develop better solutions. “One of my data scientists worked as a research assistant on a numerical model of the Mars ionosphere and is now working on modeling and predictive analytics for data driven advertising -- it’s a totally different application and we’re getting new thinking to solve problems."
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