Diversity reboot

Cynthia Kao is the current Director of Communications, Marketing and Program Development at Operation Code. She is the founder and CEO of Rebirth Media, a digital strategy and innovative technology media company. She is also a documentary filmmaker, the co-host of the Veteran Founder Podcast and a contributing writer at Forbes Magazine. She served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves as a Public Affairs Specialist, deployed twice and spent the first 15 years of her career as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Cynthia now calls Washington, D.C. home and enjoys advocating for mental-health awareness, photography, cooking and spending time with her three grown children and her Russian Blue kitten named Chairman Meow.