Julissa S. Germosén, CEO of Mariposa Blanca, is an award-winning technology leader, sought-after speaker, best-selling author, and career coach with over two decades of experience leading teams in global enterprise sales, consulting, strategic alliances, product development, go-to-market strategy, and partner operations. Julissa’s book, Latina Madrina: Stories, Lessons and Hard Truths from a Brown Latina in Tech, and TEDx Talk, reflects her journey from immigrant roots in the Dominican Republic to her rise in the technology industry.

Throughout her career, Julissa has driven growth and competitive advantage for Fortune 500 companies at Microsoft, Salesforce, and tech startups. Her expertise lies in people leadership, business strategy, transformation, and continuous improvement. As Director of Partner Ecosystem Development, her notable achievements include optimizing Salesforce's partner operations and growing iCIMS' strategic alliances function by building product partnerships with Microsoft, Google, and Meta. At Microsoft, she held leadership positions in Microsoft Partnerships, Learning Experiences, and Consulting Services.

Julissa is a sought-after speaker and has presented at TED, Google, TikTok, Microsoft, Salesforce, HITEC, LTX Connect, the National Hispanic Media Coalition, Rutgers University, and the New Jersey Statewide Latina Conference, among other conferences and organizations.

As a proud immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Julissa is passionate about education and the Latinx community. She has created the Latina Leadership Potential Award scholarship at Rutgers University, the first for a woman of Hispanic/Latine descent. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminology from Rutgers University and a Diversity Management Graduate Certificate from Cornell University.