Sara Harrington, VP, Legal-IP, Product & Privacy at LinkedIn Corp., led the legal team navigating the ever-changing privacy and data protection landscape for the 500-million member professional networking site as it was acquired by Microsoft Corp.

After the events that have rocked Silicon Valley this year, are you more or less hopeful about the prospects for women in the tech industry?

I don't think Silicon Valley has been rocked: We can only measure that when we see noticeable change. I am inspired by the women who have spoken out about their experiences and bravely called it out as wrong. I was glad to see public support for them.