Tendu Yoğurtçu, PhD

Tendü Yogurtcu, Ph.D., is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Precisely. In this role, she directs the company’s technology strategy, product innovation, and research and development programs. Precisely is the global leader in data integrity software, with 12,000 customers in more than 100 countries, including 99 of the Fortune 100. Prior to becoming Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Yogurtcu served as General Manager of Big Data for Syncsort, leading the global software business for Data Integration, Hadoop, and Cloud. She previously held several engineering leadership roles at the company, directing the development of the data integration family of products. Dr. Yogurtcu has over 25 years of software industry experience, with a focus on Big Data and Cloud technologies. She has also spent time in academics, working as a Computer Science Adjunct Faculty Member at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr. Yogurtcu is a dedicated advocate for STEM education for women and diversity. In 2022, she was featured as one of the 14 leaders in AWS series “Women of the Cloud: World-Class Innovators and Digital Transformers”. In 2019, Tendü was named CTO of the Year at the prestigious Women in IT Awards, and in 2018 was recognized as an Outstanding Executive in Technology by Advancing Women in Technology (AWT). Dr. Yoğurtçu is a member of the Forbes Technology Council, an Advisory Board Member at Stevens Institute of Technology School of Engineering and Science, and Executive Advisory Board Member for DNX Ventures. Dr. Yoğurtçu received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/tenduyogurtcu/ Twitter @TenduYogurtcu