8.In 1976, Y went to work at the manufacturing conglomerate 3M, but left after her request to transfer to the headquarters was denied; she was told that "women don't do these jobs". She moved on to the computer industry, including jobs at Digital Equipment Corporation and Sun Microsystems.

She became CEO of Autodesk in 1992. According to Forbes, Y transformed Autodesk from an aimless maker of PC software into a leader of computer-aided design software, targeting architects and builders."She is credited with instituting and promoting Autodesk's "3F" or "fail fast-forward" concept — the idea of moulding a company to risk failure in some missions, but to be resilient and move on quickly when failure occurs. She stepped down as CEO in 2006 and became the executive chairman of the board.

She served on several boards of directors, including those of Intel, Cisco Systems, Autodesk, BEA Systems, Network Appliance, and the Foundation for the National Medals of Science. Additionally, she has been a member of the United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Identify Y.