#2 Roxanne Varza

Startup Evangelist, Microsoft

Age: Under 30

Roxanne Varza currently runs some of the startup-related initiatives at Microsoft in Europe.

Prior to Microsoft she worked for several European startups and was the former Editor of TechCrunch France (2010-2011). She has also contributed to other publications, including The Telegraph, The Kernel, Betakit and Business Insider.

She also co-founded the French and British chapters of Girls in Tech and is the co-organizer of the Failcon Paris conference.

Prior to TechCrunch, Roxanne worked for the French government’s foreign direct investment agency helping fast-growing startups develop their activities in France.

Roxanne has an Bachelor’s degree from UCLA and Master’s degrees from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics.

#1 Naomi Gleit

Senior Director of Growth, Facebook

Age: 29

Gleit is a Facebook OG (original gangster). One of the first twenty employees, she continues her role as product manager for growth and internationalization. The Stanford grad from Brooklyn actually began her career in the nonprofit realm before moving to Facebook in 2005 where she was tasked with making sure that "literally everyone in the world is on the site," she told Newsweek in a 2009 story about Facebook's year five. Gleit and her team accomplished critical mass by making Facebook easier to join by eliminating obstacles like instant e-mail verification and suggesting people to add as friends.

Under Gleit's leadership, Facebook has grown from 1 million users to over 1 billion users. Gleit is also responsible for Facebook's "People You May Know" feature.

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