Deborah Perry Piscione is the creator of Alley to the Valley, an organization that networks the world?s most influential women for dealmaking, and BettyConfidential. Since moving to Silicon Valley from Washington D.C., she has successfully founded three companies in six years. Piscione has served as a commentator on CNN and NPR, and has appeared as a guest on Today, Wolf Blitzer Reports, The O?Reilly Factor, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and Politically Incorrect, and has been a featured guest on PBS, BET and NPR programs. Piscione has won numerous awards, including the 2009 Silicon Valley Women Business Owner of the Year, a Gracie Allen Award for her participation in a debate for NPR?s Justice Talking, and a distinguished award from The White House Project. She has been featured in leading women?s magazines such as Ladies? Home Journal, and in newspapers including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Dallas Morning News.
