从保利预科毕业后, 艾拉·施瓦茨92届 went on to earn her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from 哥伦比亚大学. She began her career managing technology projects for Citibank and then entered the field of cybersecurity. Ella has been a cybersecurity warrior for over 20 years, primarily working with the U.S. 联邦政府的网络战略计划, 包括 overseeing federal cybersecurity policies and top-secret government cyber initiatives. 她目前是Entrust的专业服务总监. 除了她在科技领域的职业生涯, Ella is the award-winning author of several nonfiction books for children, 包括 你能破解密码吗, which won the American Association for the Advancement of Science prize for best book of the year and 她叫玛丽·凯瑟琳, about the only woman whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence. 她不工作的时候, 写作, 或者训练跑马拉松, Ella volunteers on outreach initiatives to promote women in science and improve STEM literacy. 艾拉邀请你更多地了解她的书在 她的网站. In 2022, she was a recipient of Poly’s 校友会 Award for Distinguished Achievement.