D'Yanna Craighead

D’YANNA CRAIGHEAD is a senior technology manager with over 20 years of experience at various large corporations. With experience in software engineering, product and program management, she has successfully delivered large, award-winning technology products around the world.

D’Yanna’s biggest passion is inspiring others. As a Black woman in technology, she is a champion for diversity and inclusion in technology, which led to founding and leading an employee resource group for Black Technologists. She regularly mentors others in technology careers and participates in STEM outreach.

In 2022, D’Yanna created YARA SKY LLC as a platform to provide mentorship, career consulting, and transformation coaching to women and underrepresented groups using her Butterfly Code framework through speaking engagements and workshops. She currently resides in Orlando, Florida.