Susan Joy Fowler Rigetti (née Fowler; born April 17, 1991) is an American writer and was a software engineer known for her role in influencing institutional changes in how Uber and Silicon Valley companies treat sexual harassment. Her business celebrity led to book and Hollywood film deals based on her experience. Originally homeschooled in rural Arizona, Fowler studied physics at the University of Pennsylvania. She worked at two technology startup companies before joining Uber in late 2015. In early 2017, her blog post on sexual harassment at the company was widely shared and ultimately led to the ouster of Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick. She runs a science book club and has written a book on microservices. Fowler served as editor-in-chief of a quarterly publication by the payment p