MEMBER
Phaedra Boinodiris
MEMBER TYPE: Think Tank
FOCUS
Trustworthy AI
WORK, COMPANY
IBM Consulting's Global Leader for Trustworthy AI, Co-Founder of Future World Alliance
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Phaedra Boinodiris is dedicated to the mission of STEM and inclusivity in her community with a particular passion for AI and ethics.
SUMMARY
Phaedra is IBM Consulting's global leader in Trustworthy AI. She is a prolific public speaker and author, she is on the IBM Academy of Technology's leadership council, a Fellow of the RSA, and serves on the advisory boards of several academic institutions. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in AI and Ethics thanks to the European Union. She won the United Nations Woman of Influence in STEM and inclusivity Award in 2019, received the Social Innovator Award by IBM in 2018, received the 2014 Kenan Flagler Young Alumni Award, became a Fellow of the American Democracy Institute in 2011, and in 2007 was recognized by Women in Games International as being one of the Top 100 Women in the Games industry.
Phaedra is a Fellow of the RSA and has focused on inclusion in technology since 1999. She holds 5 patents and has served on the leadership team of IBM’s Academy of Technology focusing on kicking off internal startups that range from IBM’s first Serious Games and Advanced Simulation program to IBM’s first K-12 program. Phaedra is currently the PEP exec for the State of WA and is pursuing her Ph.D. in AI and Ethics due to a generous scholarship from the European Union in collaboration with NYU. She has founded or acted as an advisor for multiple digital inclusion programs. She co-founded WomenGamers.Com where she launched the first national scholarship program for women to pursue degrees in Game Design and development. She won the United Nations Woman of Influence in STEM and inclusivity Award in 2019, received the Social Innovator Award by IBM in 2018, received the 2014 Kenan Flagler Young Alumni Award, became a Fellow of the American Democracy Institute in 2011, and in 2007 was recognized by Women in Games International as being one of the Top 100 Women in the Games industry. Phaedra is the author of the book Serious Games for Business and is a regular public speaker and contributor to articles in Forbes, Fast Company, the National Academy of Engineering Journal, NPR, and other publications. She is on the editorial board for the Journal of Future Robotic Life and on the board of the Marbles Museum. She holds a BA and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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