April Slayden Mitchell is a software engineer-trained technology executive with experience building technical innovations, driving business agility, and motivating diverse teams to deliver meaningful outcomes. Previously leading at Cisco DevNet and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, April has built and managed teams of software developers, data scientists, analytics experts, and research engineers. Her research has resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications and 40+ patents granted in immersive collaboration, interactive hardware design, audio engineering, and usability/privacy.
