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The WiDS Community

Since our beginnings as a Stanford conference in 2015, we have steadily built a community of women in data science, at every level of involvement. Calling on people worldwide, there is a way to participate for everyone.

Join Our Community

We Are Women in Data Science Mujeres en la Ciencia de Datos en Todo el Mundo 世界中のデータサイエンスの女性 النساء في علم البيانات في جميع أنحاء العالم Mulheres na Ciência de Dados em Todo o Mundo נשים במדעי הנתונים ברחבי העולם Vrouwen in Datawetenschap Wereldwijd दुनिया भर में डेटा साइंस में महिलाएं женщины в науке о данных по всему миру 全球数据科学领域的女性

Global impact on a local level, through…

Celebration

Elevate and celebrate the accomplishments of women in data science

Connection

Connecting the women in data science and those who aspire to be in data science

Community

Building a community of support, togetherness, and inclusivity.

Collaboration

Sharing the knowledge, sharing the love, working together, creating partnerships

WiDS Worldwide Community

WE MULTIPLY l Participants — join and engage with the WiDS community, by attending conferences, participating in workshops and datathons, listening to the podcast, and following on social media and the website

WE EXTEND l Contributors — volunteer, support, participate as thought leaders, experts to inform, inspire, and share knowledge and ideas

WE ENGAGE l Ambassadors — representatives of WiDS around the world create, plan, and execute WiDS events and activities

WE ORIGINATE l Central Team —mobilizes around the mission, manages the programs, and develops and distributes core content, tools, and resources to share

WiDS Worldwide Central Team

Chisoo Lyons

Executive Director

Amy Jaggard

Program Director

Lauren Miranda

Director of Community Growth and Impact

Shawna Morgan

Director of Development

Bryan Muñoz

Director of AI Learning and Datathon

Sally Taylor

Director of Strategic Marketing

Katherine Sherer

Development and Program Specialist

Emily Lee

Marketing Manager

WiDS Worldwide Advisory Committee

Esteban Arcaute

Director of Engineering, Responsible AI at Meta; Co-Founder of WiDS

Wendy Batchelder

Senior Vice President & Chief Data Officer at Centene Corporation

Kamal Distell

VP of Data, Analytics & Products at Traveler’s Insurance

Silvina Grad-Freilich

Head of Technical Marketing at MathWorks

William Groves

Expert Partner at Bain & Company

Chris Hooppaw

SVP, Fraud, Credit Risk & Payments at T-Mobile

Judy Logan

Associate Director, Center for Investing at Stanford GSB

Chisoo Lyons

Executive Director

Mona Sabet

SVP, Strategy & Operations at UserTesting

Tamar Shapiro

Chief Data & Analytics Officer at MetLife

Lori Sherer

Advisory Partner at Bain & Company; Chair, WiDS Advisory Committee

Vandana Sikka

Founder & CEO of Learnee, Inc.; Board Member at Code.org

Louvere Walker-Hannon

Senior Team Lead at MathWorks; Board Member, SWE & NSBE

Suzanne Weekes

CEO at Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

Corporate Sponsors

Partner with WiDS Worldwide to align your organization with innovation, inclusion, and global impact. Our corporate sponsors play a vital role in advancing our mission and shaping the future of the data and AI community. We offer a range of sponsorship opportunities — from brand visibility to program-specific support — tailored to your organization’s goals.

To learn more or schedule a conversation, reach out to sponsorships@widsworldwide.org.