Author, Founding Partner of Rose Park Advisors, and Clayton Christensen's Partner to Keynote Women Tech Awards

SALT LAKE CITY, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Whitney Johnson began her Wall Street career as a secretary, eventually rising to become an Institutional Investor-ranked sell-side equity analyst. Johnson will tell her story and discuss innovative tips for leaders at the Women Tech Awards on Sept. 20, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. at The Grand America Hotel.

Disruptive innovation, a term coined by Clayton Christensen, describes a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves 'up market,' eventually displacing established competitors. 

Johnson's success story is a classic example of this kind of innovation. She is currently the President of Christensen's investment firm Rose Park Advisors' Disruptive Innovation Fund, a regular contributor at Harvard Business Review, and the author of Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream (Bibliomotion, May 2012). When Whitney's not picking stocks, she invests in people, concepts and dreams at www.whitneyjohnson.com. She is married to Roger Johnson, and they are the parents of two children.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday September 20 2012
Time: 11:30-1:00
Location: Grand America Hotel
555 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, UT

Tickets for the event are $75.00 for members and $85.00 for non-members. Premier tables for 10 guests are available for $750.00.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.womentechcouncil.org.

About Women Tech Council

Founded in 2007, the Women Tech Council was designed to be an advocate for women who are currently working for technology companies and for those that may work for businesses in other market sectors working with technology in their job roles.

We provide leadership, resources and mentoring for women while maintaining a strong bond with the business community supporting avenues for top technology talent and visible sponsorship opportunities. We support women-owned and women-operated technology companies. We pride ourselves on recognizing women leaders and entrepreneurs in the technology business and supporting them.

For more information on Women Tech Council, visit: www.womentechcouncil.org 

FOR INFORMATION: Kristin Wright, Women Tech Council, e-mail: [email protected]

SOURCE Women Tech Council