Marita Cheng
| Marita Cheng | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marita Cheng 5 March 1989 [1] Cairns, Queensland, Australia[2] |
| Residence | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Ethnicity | Chinese |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Website | maritacheng.com |
Marita Cheng (born 5 March 1989) is the founder of Robogals. She was named the 2012 Young Australian of the Year.[3] She is the founder and current CEO of 2Mar Robotics, a start-up robotics company.[4]
Early life
Cheng was raised by her mother, a single parent[5] who worked as a hotel room cleaner,[6] in a housing commission apartment.[5]
Career
In 2007 Cheng founded Nudge, a company which provided reminders by phone or text message to help people manage their prescription drug schedules.[6] She founded Robogals in 2008[7] for the purpose of encouraging young women into careers in STEM fields.[6]
In 2011 Cheng was awarded a Churchill Fellowship, which allowed her to visit the U.S., U.K., Germany and Jamaica to learn about international approaches to science education for young women.[8] In November 2011, Cheng was named Victorian Young Australian of the Year for 2012,[9] and went on to be named as Young Australian of the Year.[3] In that same year she was also a winner in the Financial Review – Westpac 100 Women of Influence awards' Young Leader category.[10]
In 2013 she established a start-up robotics company.[11]
Cheng delivered the closing keynote speech at the 35th World Congress of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in Hong Kong in 2014.[12]
References
- ↑ myRobogals - Profile - Marita Cheng
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| Preceded by | Young Australian of the Year 2012 |
Succeeded by Akram Azimi |
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- Living people
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