Hema Budaraju is a product leader with a 20 year track record in enterprise and consumer software products. Hema is currently the Product Management lead for Local verticals at Facebook. Her team’s mission is to help connect people and businesses in every day life (events, movies, restaurants, personal & professional services). Recent coverage here. Prior to Facebook, Hema held various leadership roles at Oracle, Nokia, Amazon, eBay and PayPal. She was also nominated to the Silicon Valley’s Women of Influence in 2015. She is passionate about women in technology and is one of the founding members of Women in Product.Hema has a daughter and son who are both STEM enthusiasts.

Futurism, Women in Business, Female Leadership, Women in Entertainment, Product Development, Software Development, Software, Global Economy, Global Development, Technology,