Maritza Diaz featured in Women of Influence in Tech 2022 by SDBJ

March 30, 2022

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SAN DIEGO, March 28, 2022 — As the second consecutive year, The San Diego Business Journal has acknowledged Maritza Diaz, CEO of ITJ, as one of the Women of Influence in Technology 2022. This honorific mention showcases female technology trailblazers’ careers and accomplishments that continues to inspire women in the tech industry.

Since launching in 2019, Maritza Diaz helms ITJ, a technology services company based in San Diego,devoted to serving fast-growing, high-value market sectors that contribute to the growth of the Cali Baja region. With a Nearshore model, working with the highest quality software engineers, data scientists, and creative designers from across Mexico and Latin America, ITJ enables companies to create world-class software engineering centers of excellence in Tijuana, MX. The proximity between San Diego and Tijuana border is helping to create a thriving innovation ecosystem in the Cali Baja region allowing high quality software engineering centers to settle and prosper.

“The significance of this award transcends individuals, barriers, and borders. We are building role models that future generations of women can look up to and believe that anything is possible and that their future is in their hands”.

About Maritza Diaz

Maritza Diaz has established herself as a thought leader and advocate in the field of cross-border collaboration in the software industry between San Diego and Baja California to help leverage the region’s strength to build a thriving innovation economy that leads the digital transformation for companies in California over the last seven years. Maritza is a seasoned technology executive with over 25 years of experience in IT and Software Engineering. She is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and is a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco where she represents San Diego. 

About the award

The San Diego Business Journal’s Women of Influence in Technology 2022 award is granted to outstanding and hardworking women in the tech sector who have made remarkable contributions in their field throughout time. The Top 50 Women of Influence 2022 are announced first, followed by SDBJ’s spotlight on the 8 women of distinction.