Ana Reyes

Chapter President, #LatinaGeeks

San Diego

Ana is an influential and performance-driven professional with over 20 years of demonstrated success in promoting a positive image for a Fortune 500 company; a highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to be extremely effective independently and support executive C- level executives while maintaining professionalism. She is a forward thinker and proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability. Ana coordinated messaging and coordination for the the executive management team at Sony Electronics.

Ana is fascinated by technology’s impact on our lives and how it impacts us on a daily basis. While at Sony, she got to explore and focus on technology and assist in messaging, product reviews, and analyst relations. While in her role in PR, Ana worked with top tech outlets to get coverage and brand awareness on outlets like CNN, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Endgadget, Today Show to name a few. Hispanic Market was also covered by Ana and got coverage on Univision Network, Telemundo and CNET Espanol. In 2017, Ana had a career change and is now at LPL Financial working in the Community and Culture Division, a company that assists consumers make decisions and offer truly independent financial guidance and investment advice.

In the Spring of 2017, #LatinaGeeks was ready to branch out and the San Diego chapter was born. Ana runs the San Diego chapter and is passionate about getting technology, workshops and space for Latinas and women of color that love tech and connect with like-minded individuals.

2019 was a year for growth for the #LatinaGeeks San Diego Chapter, partnerships were secured with Eset, UCSD Extension, Intuit, Microsoft, Cox Communications. With this, opportunities for workshops in technology, discount codes for extended learning and early access to jobs in tech have shown success.