Beena Ammanath

Beena Ammanath is an award-winning senior technology executive with extensive experience in AI and digital transformation. Ammanath heads the Global Deloitte AI Institute and Trustworthy AI/Ethical Technology at Deloitte. She is a well-established figure in ethical technology, contributing to the field through her leadership roles and written work, penning "Trustworthy AI."

Ammanath's influence in the field extends beyond her leadership and written contributions. She founded Humans for AI, a non-profit organization that fosters diversity and inclusion within the AI sector. Her ability to communicate complex ideas about technology, AI, and ethics has made her a keynote speaker at several major events. Among these events are MIT EmTech, AI Summit, and the Grace Hopper Conference, where she was able to share her insights and knowledge with broader audiences.

Recognition for Ammanath's work and contributions is widespread. In 2016, she received the Women Super Achiever Award from the World Women’s Leadership Congress and a year later, she was inducted into the WITI’s Women in Technology Hall of Fame. UC Berkeley honored her as the 2018 Woman of the Year for Business Analytics, and the National Diversity Council listed her as one of the Top 50 Multicultural Leaders in Tech. She has also been awarded the first-ever Analytics 50 award from CIO.com and Drexel University for her innovations in data science, and the San Francisco Business Times recognized her as one of the Most Influential Women in the Bay Area in 2017. Forbes also recognized her as one of the Top 8 Female Analytics Experts from the Fortune 500.