Julie Hollek is a data scientist manager and tech lead at Twitter. In a past life, she earned her Ph.D in astronomy by exploring the history of the early universe through the study of the oldest observable stars in the Galaxy. She has been involved in inclusion and diversity efforts throughout her career and has served as the Diversity Chair for the SciPy Conference and was a co-organizer for PyLadies SF. Follow her at @jkru for the latest on data science, food, and absurdity.