Mission Statement
To close the empathy skills gap in the software industry.
Vision Statement
Software development teams confidently understand empathy and communication technical level and apply these skills effectively in their work.
Select Speaking Engagements
San Francisco CTO Summit 2022
GLA Summit 2022
Agile Greece (Keynote)
DDD Europe (Keynote stage)
Agile Quebec (Keynote)
Deliver: Agile (Keynote)
XP2017 (Keynote)
Agile Alliance Technical Conference
Emerging Technology for the Enterprise
NASDAQ CTO Summit
Women In Technology Summit
RubyNation (Keynote)
Andrea Goulet is a prominent thought leader in the software industry around three ideas: managing technical debt, code as communication, and empathy-driven development. She is a sought-after keynote speaker for conferences around the world and the author of Empathy-Driven Software Development. Andrea is passionate about helping technologists deepen their technical skills for understanding and communicating with others.
In 2009, after a chance encounter at a high school reunion, Andrea Goulet became the CEO of Corgibytes. At the time, she didn't know how to code but dove in with gusto. Her fresh perspective and background in strategic communications helped her see how empathy and communication had a profound impact on managing technical debt. Focusing on empathy as a technical skill for software developers, Andrea helped Corgibytes grow into one of the most sought-after consultancies for maintaining and modernizing software applications.
A natural community builder, Andrea has founded two communities of practice: Legacy Code Rocks and Empathy In Tech. She has also taught over 50,000 students through her two LinkedIn courses about Agile Software Development with LinkedIn — Remote Teams and Creating an Agile Culture. She has been honored at the highest level for her work on empathic leadership. In 2016, LinkedIn named her one of the Top 10 Professionals in Software Under 35 and her local technology council presented her with their highest honor in 2021.
Today, Andrea is building her next venture — Heartware. which is focused on helping software teams embed empathy into their development practices and transform empathy from a “soft” skill into a software skill.
In her spare time, Andrea loves watching her kids explore the world and is a sucker for a good physics documentary. You can recognize her by the JavaScript tattoo on her wrist.