B is a technology and facilitation expert who is passionate about creating social change through empowering everyone to participate in technological and social governance. B is a Congressional Innovation Fellow serving in the US Senate advising policy makers on technology policy.

Prior to Congress, B was a Program Lead at the Partnership on AI, a non-profit multi-stakeholder initiative to address the most important and difficult decisions on the future of artificial intelligence. PAI was founded by Amazon, Apple, DeepMind, Facebook, Google, IBM, and Microsoft in partnership with leading academic and civil society organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the MacArthur Foundation, Human Rights Watch, and OpenAI. B led PAI research in areas such as fairness, transparency, AI's impact on labor.

Previously, B served as Senior Engagement Lead for IBM's AI division, the Watson Group, where they led strategic conversations with world leaders about implementing Artificial Intelligence in the real world. In June of 2017, B was recognized as an IBM LGBT+ 'Out Role Model' for championing diversity and inclusion in and beyond IBM. Prior to IBM, B was both Product Development and Community Director at Exploding Kittens, a record-breaking crowdfunded card game startup. B also co-led Phenomenon Media 501c3, and arts and education nonprofit, developing an educational tool for teaching code without the need for computers.

B received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Texas at Dallas, and was selected as an MIT-Harvard Assembly Fellow for the 2019 Ethics and Governance in Artificial Intelligence Initiative cohort. Read B's posts.

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• AI Ethics & Industry Subject Matter Expert for NASA Frontier Development Lab 2017 to present
• Coordinator for 2018 Mini Grants for Pride & 2018 Mini Grants for Women
• Facilitator for Aim High, Black Girls Code,  ChiTeens Hack,  colorCODE, & Girls Who Code
• Crowdfunding Advisor for Jubilite 2017, LELO HEX 2016,The Woman Card[s] 2016, & Artiphon 2015
• STEM Innovation Advisory Board Member for Carondelet High School 2017.