7 Questions with Aoileann Banks

<p><em>Born in Dublin,&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Aoileann Banks (she/her)</em></strong><em>&nbsp;graduated from Trinity College with a degree in Computer Science, Linguistics and French. Not feeling the passion to remain in that field, she tried her hand at accounting and consulting and spent four years at KPMG. Following two years volunteering and traveling the world, Aoileann returned to Ireland to work with Google. Bringing her Computer Science and finance background to the fore, she found a company culture where her broad talents could be put to good use.</em></p> <h2>1. Where&rsquo;s your hometown?</h2> <p>Dublin.</p> <h2>2. How did you get into STEM?</h2> <p>I studied Computer Science in undergrad. I went into university totally blind to what Computer Science was all about, following in the footsteps of my cool older brother who was a software engineer and neglecting to realize that the people besides me in class were literally OBSESSED with maths and computers &mdash; to the extent they were already programming their fridges to tell them when they were out of milk&hellip;.or so it felt! I felt very much out of my depth at the start. :-(</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/women-of-silicon-docks/7-questions-with-aoileann-banks-7407a876786a"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>