Jill Tietjen

Jill S. Tietjen, P.E., CEO of the National Women's Hall of Fame, has a long affiliation with the Hall. An electrical engineer by profession, Tietjen brings a depth of knowledge about women's history to the position through her years of service in the non-profit arena and as the co-author of the best-selling and award-winning book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. She currently blogs for the Huffington Post, speaks nationally on the contributions of women and nominates women for national awards. She has successfully nominated women into the National Women's Hall of Fame and has twice seen her recipients receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Her life mission is to tell the stories of great women. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.