Last week, AlwaysOn published a list of their top 25 women in Tech — their list of the top 25 women currently driving technology companies. For some reason, women tend to get short shrift in the often male-dominated technology business, and it’s good to see some recognition from AlwaysOn. (though, having come from an engineering background where things are a lot more merit driven and gender-neutral, it’s disappointing to see how much less so the business side of things tends to be…)

In any case, one person — Julie Mattern, founder and Chief Technologist at the Rubicon Project — was the only So-Cal executive highlighted on AlwaysOn’s list, so I started compiling my own list below of some of the top women in technology in Southern California:

Kirsten Mangers, Founder and CEO, WebVisible

Louise Wannier, Founder and CEO, MyShape

Julie Schoenfeld, President and CEO, Perfect Market

Lynda Weinman, Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Lynda.com

Sherry Gunther, Founder and CEO, Masher Media

Babette Pepaj, Founder and CEO, BakeSpace

Eden Jarrin, CEO,  eDivvy

Anne Walls, Co-Founder, WordHustler

Lisa LeVassuer and Sce Pike, Co-founders, DialPlus

I know I’ve missed many women serving the technology industry, probably a ton of women in VP spots, and more. Anyone care to add some names? (also, hat tip to Nicole Jordan at Rubicon–a powerhouse herself– for link to the original article…)

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