The Wall Falls, A Woman Rises, A Memoir: How a U.S. Tech Entrepreneur Broke the Glass Ceiling and Helped Modernize Latvia is the story of Dagnija “Daggie” Lacis, who shares her insights and strategic thinking as she recounts her journey of breaking through the glass ceiling in the male-dominated IT industry. She tells how she introduced the most advanced IT systems to her newly liberated homeland, Latvia, enabling the country to engage in business with the West.
About the Author
Dagnija Lacis was born in Latvia in 1943 and forced to flee in 1944. After five years in a displaced persons camp in Germany, she immigrated with her family to Indianapolis. Lacis graduated cum laude from Butler University with a B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics. Her career includes being the first woman programmer at Burroughs Corporation, then the second-largest worldwide IT company, and later becoming its first female line VP. When the Berlin Wall fell, the newly elected Latvian prime minister and foreign minister asked Lacis to install modern technology in the foreign ministry. That began her work to modernize Latvia and connect it to the West. In 1991, Lacis founded and continues to participate in running the Baltic Technology Group with locations in the U.S. and Latvia. She and her husband, Andris, have two children. Andris serves as the Honorary Consul for Latvia for the State of Michigan. The couple lives in West Bloomfield, a suburb of Detroit.
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