Interview

September 12, 2019

"The last book I gave as a gift was 'The Asshole Survivor Guide'” — Bookclub with Code First: Girls chief Anna Brailsford

Edtech leader Anna Brailsford discusses books on sleep, disruptive innovation and post colonial literature with Sifted bookclub


Chris Sisserian

5 min read

Anna Brailsford Code First Girls CEO

Anna Brailsford recently became chief executive of Code First: Girls, a social enterprise which has taught over 10,000 women how to code for free and is the largest network for female coders in the UK. Financed through a mix of sponsorship and corporate training, Code First: Girls has a mission to increase diversity in tech.

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