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Kiera Peltz

CEO
The Coding School

Kiera Peltz is the founder and CEO of The Coding School (TCS), a nonprofit dedicated to training the next generation in emerging technologies. Kiera is on a mission to prepare the next generation for the future of work. With a background in policy, workforce development, and research, she began coding while working at the White House on the Innovation and Technology team and has been passionate about equitable computer science education ever since. Through TCS’ Qubit by Qubit initiative, Kiera has trained over 20,000 learners in quantum computing from 130 countries and 30,000 in other technologies.

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