Donna Bletzinger is the founder and CEO of Dyer Stephenson, a thought leadership consultancy based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A respected advisor and coach experienced in leading diverse project teams in tech firms, nonprofits and startups, she has mentored and advised many clients on successful strategies to grow their business. Donna has broad tech experience and personal knowledge of startup culture. She is an in-demand speaker and university lecturer:  She has given presentations at international conferences to discuss cultural differences that affect product launches and services. In addition, she has facilitated workshops for visiting international business students seeking to unravel the secret of the Silicon Valley. More recently she has been a valued advisor to a co-working business in California’s Central Valley, exploring options for opening a shared commercial kitchen in underserved areas. Donna graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she attended the Université d’Aix Marseille, Aix-en Provence, France, on the University’s Study Abroad Program. She has an MBA in Marketing from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California and is a graduate of the UCLA Anderson School Executive Marketing Management Program.