Tara Ellis is an avid tinkerer and has been since the early days of the web. As a critical and creative thinker, she is a relentless problem-solver skilled at applying critical thinking, analysis, and technical skills.

Tara is a strong believer in “Peopleware” and because of that has a keen understanding of building and managing engineering teams that deliver. Tara currently has the privilege of leading a team of engineers at Netflix where she has focused on continuously improving the sign-up to bring in the next 100 million Netflix members globally.

Prior to joining Netflix, she lead engineering teams at Disney; if you’ve been to Disneyland or Disneyworld in the last decade, you’ve interacted with some of her teams’ software. She honed her engineering skills in the fast-paced, ever-changing environment at Amazon, learning lessons she still uses today.

Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, STEM, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Leadership, Business, Management, Business Leadership, Business Growth, Information Technology, Strategic Leadership