Meriem Bekka

Meriem is focused on understanding how technology impacts society and and how we can shape it to promote sustainability, inclusion, and justice. In her current role in the Office of the CTO, she drives product strategy for sustainability capabilities across VMware solutions. Before that, she created and managed VMware's flagship tech for social impact program, Good Gigs Projects, guiding teams to build digital solutions for nonprofits. Prior to VMware, Meriem led conflict resolution efforts at the Carter Center and conducted research on global public health policy at LSE and Columbia University.

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Environmental, Social, and Governance

Inside VMware's Inaugural Sustainable Software Development Workshop

At the end of Earth Month and just before the annual R&D Innovation Offsite (RADIO), 300 individuals from across VMware came together for the company's first-ever Sustainable Software Development Workshop (SSDW). The Sustainable Software Development Workshop (SSDW) was created to bring together individuals from different areas of the company to explore how VMware can further integrate sustainability into its products and services. This is a rapidly growing space, and together, we not only explored the challenges and opportunities that exist today but laid the foundation for impactful and innovative progress toward future sustainable software development.