Hi, I am Nancy - a rational optimist, a humanist, and a world citizen. My drivers are curiosity, courage and truth. I am fascinated by how technology can help enrich people lives and I have a passion for speedy delivery of impact. Ambiguity, inconsistency, novelty and surprise spur me on as I rely on intuition and integrating action early on into the thinking process. Working with emerging tech since 1995, I have held several senior leadership positions at Google, Microsoft, and Avnet covering a broad range of consumer and industrial businesses and technologies such as IOT, Mobile, Digital, AI, Cybersecurity, Hardware and Software platforms. I have studied, worked and lived in the United States, Germany, Romania, Italy and France.

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In 2019, I found a non-profit initiative to drive education, inclusion and diversity in Artificial Intelligence – we feature over 100 experts and are jointly working to reach 10 Million women in Europe with AI by 2023. I am also the founder and curator of #humanAIze – Activating Your Mindset! - a top European exchange platform for AI & Humanities. Currently, I am delighted to support MIT as a Judge for Artificial Intelligence for their program Innovators Under 35, and Bitkom Germany as a member in their Council of Experts for AI.

 

As board member, I advise startups, mature businesses, and governments on business and technology topics.

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My book The Proust QuestionnAIre - Artificial Intelligence in a stunningly diverse way, was published in February 2020 and is top ranking in positive reader reviews. It features top experts and their views on AI in an easy and fun Q & A style. A must read for everyone who wants to better understand AI and its impact on humans. 

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“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” (Abraham Lincoln)