Diversity reboot

Director of Communications, Marketing and Program Development at Operation Code
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.