Location Los Angeles, California, United States Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Female
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Julie Young was the Co-Founder and CEO of SH//FT, a community-driven company that celebrates and promotes diverse voices in the VR/AR industry. SH//FT partners with tech companies to create scholarships, events, spotlight programs, and workshops for women and other underrepresented groups. Julie also co-runs the Women in
VR/AR Facebook group. Before SH//FT, Julie was on the Spectacles team at Snap, Inc. She also produced two room-scale VR experiences with Emblematic Group: “Out of Exile” (Sundance 2017) and “Across the Line” (Sundance 2016). Julie is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied economics at The Wharton School.
