Patricia Walsh
- Senior Technology Product Manager at Facebook
- Former Director of Engineering for Data News Analytics at Dow Jones
- One of the first blind engineers at Microsoft
- 5 x U.S. national champion, USA Triathlon athlete of the Year; World record holding in the sport of triathlon
- Blind World Record Setting Athlete & Author of "Blind Ambition" (McGraw Hill)
Diagnosed with a pediatric brain tumor, Patricia Walsh became blind at age five due to complications of surgery. As a teenager she struggled with depression and hopelessness. Today, Patricia is a world champion triathlete, award-winning engineer, and speaker. She has raced in over 12 marathons and ultra-marathons. When a friend first mentioned triathlons to her,...
read the restDiagnosed with a pediatric brain tumor, Patricia Walsh became blind at age five due to complications of surgery. As a teenager she struggled with depression and hopelessness.
Today, Patricia is a world champion triathlete, award-winning engineer, and speaker.
She has raced in over 12 marathons and ultra-marathons. When a friend first mentioned triathlons to her, she immediately signed up for the Ironman — before even owning a bike! She set the world record for blind athletes in the IronMan distance, blowing away previous female and male records by over 80 minutes. Patricia has a degree in computer science, electrical engineering, non-profit leadership and was formerly one of the first blind engineers at Microsoft.
Patricia is the 3 x National champion for paratriathlon, and 2 x Bronze for the United States in Short Course World Championship, & formerly named a USAT Athlete of the Year. In 2016, Patricia also reached her goals to become the U.S. Representative for the Paralympics.
Patricia Walsh is currently a Senior Technology Product Manager at Facebook. She is also the former Director of Engineering for Data News Analytics at Dow Jones. At Dow Jones, Patricia led 5 teams of engineers globally with oversight of AI, data news and analytics, as well as legacy products for Dow Jones & their Professional Information Business (with all their technology effort in the PIA business reporting directly to her: Data News Analytics & Knowledge and Insights).
It is her mission to help others overcome their fear of failure in order to achieve their full potential. Patricia’s strategic planning and ability to execute on goals made it possible for her to achieve a life that surpasses her wildest dreams; it is now her goal to teach others to dream big and watch as their dreams come true.
Patricia was recently featured in a Garmin campaign Women of Adventure. She has also been featured in success magazine, Fast Company, INC.com among many others.
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