2025 Leading Women in AI
The women recognized here don’t simply react to change and challenge.
They revolutionize.
Across EdTech, research, and real-world applications, these 200+ Leading Women in AI are architecting the AI Revolution in education—how we discover, build, and deploy innovative solutions that enable equal access to the future for ALL people. And in a field where representation remains uneven, their leadership isn’t just important. It's transformative.
Adele Smolansky
CEO/Founder, AI-Learners
Agata Mroczkowska
Co-Founder, Smartschool
Alena Zachery-Ross
Superintendent, Ypsilanti Community Schools
Alex Swartsel
Managing Director, Insights, JFFLabs, Jobs for the Future (JFF)
Alexis Borucke
VP, Marketing, Panopto
Ali Oakley
Director of Product, Swivl
Allison Scott
CEO, Kapor Foundation
Amanda Bickerstaff
CEO/Founder, AI for Education
Amanda Gulley
Chief of Product & Experience Design, EdPlus, Arizona State University
Amanda Nolen
Investor and Advisor, Amanda Nolen
Amelia Kelly
CTO SoapBox Labs, SoapBox Labs Curriculum Associates
Andrea (Tyrrell) Christmas
Co-founder , Super Teacher
Annie Chechitelli
Chief Product Officer, Turnitin
Antoinette Banks
CEO, Expert IEP
April Goble
Former Executive Director, KIPP Chicago
Ardry Engleheart
Director of Product Development, Kibeam
Athena Kan
CEO, Dreambound
Auditi Chakravarty
CEO, AERDF
Avery Pan
CEO & Cofounder, Class Companion
Beth Rabbitt
Chief Executive Officer, The Learning Accelerator
Bethanie Drake-Maples
Founder and CEO, Atypical AI
Bozena Pajak
VP of Learning, Duolingo
Bridget Burns
Chief Executive Officer, University Innovation Alliance
Bridgette Leslie
Co-Founder and CEO, IEP & Me
Brooke McKean
President and Co-CEO, REACH Pathways
Caitrin Wright
CEO, Silicon Schools Fund
Candace Thille
Associate Professor and Director of Workforce & Adult Learning, Stanford Accelerator for Learning, Stanford University
Candice Faktor
Co-founder & CEO, Disco
Carole Basile
Dean, ASU / MLF College for Teaching and Learning Innovation
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Cassandra Herring
President and CEO, Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity
Christie Chu
Co-founder and Head of Learning, LitLab.ai
Christie Pang
Cofounder and Co-CEO, Lirvana Labs Inc
Claire Zau
Partner and AI Lead, GSV Ventures
Clara Hawking
Executive Director, Kompass Education
Coretta Martin
Founder & CSO, IEP&Me
Cristi Ford
Chief Learning Officer, D2L
Cynthia Breazeal
Professor and Dean of Digital Learning, MIT
Dacia Toll
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Coursemojo
Danielle McNamara
Executive Director, Learning Engineering Institute, Arizona State University
Daphne Koller
Co-founder, Coursera
Deirdre Quarnstrom
Vice President, Microsoft Education
Diana Hughes
VP, Product, Age of Learning, Inc.
Diane Tavenner
Co-Founder & CEO, Futre.me
Diya Wynn
Principal, Responsible AI Lead, AWS
Dorottya Demszky
Assistant Professor in Education Data Science, Stanford University
Dr Philippa Hardman
Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer , Epiphany
Dr. Elizabeth M. Adams
Chief Engagement Officer, Minnesota Responsible AI Institute
Dr. Josephine Yeboah Van-Ess
Superintendent, NYC Department of Education
Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Founder and Executive Director, The Algorithmic Justice League
Dr. Robbie (Kendall) Melton
Provost and VP of Academic Affairs and SMART Technology Innovations, Tennessee State University
Dr. Simone Wright
Chief of Academics, Denver Public Schools (DPS)
Dr. Stacie Chana
Founder, TechEd Maven Consulting
Elizabeth Adams
Co-founder & CXO, Ello
Elizabeth Dadanian
Chief People Officer, GoGuardian
Elizabeth Graswich
Executive Director of Public Affairs & Communications, Los Angeles County Office of Education
Elizabeth Reilley
Executive Director, Arizona State University, Enterprise Technology
Ellie Bertani
President & CEO, GitLab Foundation
Emily Anthony
Senior Director, Salesforce Education Initiatives
Emma Brunskill
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University
Erin Mote
CEO, InnovateEDU
Evelyn Van Til
Head of Strategic Partnerships, ASA
Fallon Gorman
Chief Operating Officer, NLP Logix
Fei-Fei Li
Founding Co-Director, Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute
Frances Messano
CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund
Gina Gotthilf
Co-founder and CMO, Outsmart
Hannah Calhoon
VP, AI for Indeed, Indeed
Heejae Lim
Founder & CEO, TalkingPoints
Helen Thomas
Founder and CEO, MascotGO
Isabelle Hau
Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator For Learning
Jennie Dougherty
Director of Strategic Initiatives, KIPP Public Schools Northern California
Jennie Magiera
Global Head of Education Impact, Google
Jenny Anderson
Author, Award-winning Journalist and Author
Jenny Maxwell
Head of Education, Grammarly
Jessica Lindl
VP Education, Unity Technologies
Jessica Parker
CEO & Co-Founder, Moxie
Jessica Tenuta
Chief Product Officer & Cofounder, Packback
Johanna Voolich
CPO, YouTube
Jomayra Herrera
Partner, Reach Capital
Julia Fallon
Executive Director, SETDA
Julia Rafal-Baer
CEO and Founder, ILO Group and Women Leading Ed
Julia Stiglitz
CEO/Co-Founder, Uplimit
Jungwon Byun
Co-founder and COO, Elicit
Kara Flanagan
Head of Partnerships , AI CERTs
Kara McWilliams
Chief Product Officer, ETS
Karen Minshew
K-12 District Leader, Cajon Valley Union School District
Karen Silverman
Chief Executive Officer, Founder, The Cantellus Group
Karen Whitney
Executive Vice President, Student Success Services & Chief Financial Officer, National University
Karine Perset
Head OECD.AI Policy Observatory, AiGO and its Network of Experts, OECD.AI
Katie Boody Adorno
CEO and Founder, Leanlab Education
Katie Fang
CEO, SchooLinks
Katie Jenner
Secretary of Education, Indiana Department of Education
Katie Kurtz
Managing Director, Global Head of Youth & Learning, YouTube
Katrina Stevens
President and CEO, The Tech Interactive
Kelly Sia
CEO, Curriculum Associates
Kelly Sinacola
Vice President Solution Engineering and Integrations, Element451
Khyati Shah
Co-Founder and Sr. Director of Engineering, aiPlato
Kirsten Baesler
Superintendent, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
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Kristen DiCerbo
Chief Learning Officer, Khan Academy
Kristen Montesano
Co-Founder, CTO, Jippity
Kristina Francis
Executive Director, JFFLabs
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