Elina Vale

Founder @ The Essence App · Berkeley SkyDeck · Former Global Program Director

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

Elina Vale is the Founder and CEO of the award-winning Essence App, which leverages science and AI to create inclusive workplaces and enhance the well-being and performance of menstruating people through cycle-based scheduling. Elina is the former Global Director of Women in Tech, where she worked to empower thousands of women across 93 countries.

Experience

  • CEO & Founder at Essence Labs
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Essence is an employee benefits platform that empowers women and people with cycles to thrive in the workplace by optimizing well-being and productivity according to the menstrual cycle.

  • WOMEN IN TECH - Global Movement (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Global Program Director
      Jan 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Examples of projects: - Lead the Women’s Global Mentoring Program that engaged 2,000 mentors and mentees from 93 countries. - Launched an online course on Quality Assurance. More than 18,000 people completed the course. - Was a core member of the cross-cultural organizational team of the world's first 24-hour virtual conference “Women taking up Space” with 200 speakers.

    • Head of WiT Chapter
      Aug 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      In 2 years I built and led a community of 10,000 members, 80 volunteers, and more than 50,000 events' participants. Women in Tech is: - Featured at Forbes Woman, - Supported by 300 mentors, and partnered with Intel, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, - WSIS Prizes 2021 Nominee (WSIS Forum is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD.)

  • German Chancellor Fellow at Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
    Oct 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

    The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation selects prospective leaders to design and implement a year-long, self-designed project of social significance.

  • CEO & Co-founder at Meditivity
    Oct 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs

    The first-of-its-kind science-based app that helps you achieve goals and form habits. StartUp Chile Resident 2020.

  • Senior Business Analyst at LLC "LegalExcellence"
    Oct 2010 - Dec 2019 · 9 yrs 3 mos

    Provided legal and consulting services to businesses of different sizes and industries. I led a team which had elaborated on a business plan for a hotel construction site with a budget of $25 million.