Anita Lynch is an independent corporate board director for Nasdaq US Exchanges, a private equity backed data engineering consulting firm and two AI start ups. She is a strategic advisor in technology, data and AI with a career spanning over 20 years playing a key role in digital transformation at companies like Apple, Yahoo, Amazon and Disney. Anita has been recognized for trailblazing and leadership.

Anita has been in love with AI since Isaac Asimov’s 1983 book – Robots of Dawn. Now she turns data and AI into strategy as a board director, advisor and former chief data officer. Recognition and awards include: the San Francisco Business Times “Top 100 Most Influential Women in Business”; one of the “Top 8 Female Analytics Experts” in Forbes; and the Culture Shift Award for Technology, Innovation and Social Impact in Silicon Valley. Anita holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, a BS in Economics from Northwestern University, and two patents for her work on trading system algorithms at the Chicago Board of Trade.