Defying labels and learning to lead: With Parisa Zander

This week on Catalyst Tammy chats with Parisa Zander, a seasoned professional in the tech industry who recently retired after a successful career spanning nearly three decades at companies like Meta, Samsung and Microsoft. Parisa discusses the challenges of being a woman in tech, the importance of finding one's voice, and the values that guide her leadership style, including honesty, empathy, and the need for fun in the workplace. She also emphasizes that to truly understand your customer you need to go to them and set time aside for real-world testing. How else will you see how people across the country are actually engaging with your product? Please note that the views expressed may not necessarily be those of NTT DATA Links: Parisa Zander - LinkedIn Learn more about Launch by NTT DATA See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Defying labels and learning to lead: With Parisa Zander is an episode from Postlight Podcast by Launch by NTT DATA.

This episode is 00:38:14 long.

This episode was published on Jan 6, 2026.

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