As Responsible AI Lead at Digital Catapult, Cecilia works with businesses, government, start-ups, academics and investors to put ethics into practice. She attends the All-Party Parliamentary Group for AI (APPG-AI), the Responsible Quantum Forum and is a member of the the BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) board led by the BBC and the University of Edinburgh. She’s managed multi-million-pound international digital projects for leading technology companies such as Google and as a full-stack software engineer, focuses on integrating trust, safety and fairness into all stages of the AI lifecycle.
Mission-driven by programming, design and the use of tech to transform society, she’s extremely passionate about getting more women into STEM. Having originally come from a humanities background in international relations where she worked in India, Guatemala and Chile, she blends this experience with her technical expertise.