Diane Haymes

Diane is a successful tech executive with a long career in the application software industry spanning from mainframes to the current Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings. She has been instrumental in taking two startups public and held leadership positions with several software companies. She is a graduate of the Kenan Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and currently resides in Atlanta GA. Diane also has a passion for photography (DianeHaymesPhoto.com) and volunteers with the Atlanta Pride Committee as an event photographer. Diane was a cast member in the Vagina Monologues in 2017 and again in 2019. Diane began her transition in 2013 and is active in the LGBTQ community and is a keynote and panel speaker on Transgender issues working to achieve acceptance and understanding through education.