Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Tech Talent
In this rapidly evolving era of AI, what skills will define the next generation of technical talent? How do industry shifts and diversity of thought shape innovation? Join Northeastern computer science faculty and distinguished industry tech leaders for a thought-provoking discussion on what it takes to thrive in this changing landscape.
As Northeastern expands into New York City through its integration with Marymount Manhattan College, the university is bringing its signature focus on experiential learning and industry collaboration to the heart of the tech capital.
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Nick Peddy – CTO for Clear.
Nick Peddy leads engineering for CLEAR, where identity is foundational and connecting you to everything that makes you you is a driving passion. Previously, Nick has been a developer, architect, and leader of large engineering organizations at companies like JPMC, Uber, PayPal, and Amazon. His passion is thriving engineering cultures and code craftsmanship. When he's not coding or leading talented technologists, Nick spends most of his time playing board games with his wife and daughter. He loves film, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and geeking out about tea.
Dr. Laney Strange, Director of Broadening Participation, Director for Teaching Faculty - Boston, Teaching Professor
Elena (Laney) Strange is the director of broadening participation, director for teaching faculty in Boston, and a teaching professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. She teaches across the undergraduate curriculum, as well as in the Align program, which allows students with bachelor's degrees in fields beyond computer science to pursue a master's degree.
After receiving her doctorate from Dartmouth College, she began working as a senior software engineer for Amazon Web Services. After Amazon, she became the product director for TechSoup Global, an international nonprofit that builds software for social change instigators worldwide
In addition to her position at Northeastern, Strange is a passionate advocate for underrepresented groups in computer science. She is fond of teaching Women’s Community of Code programming workshops that empower girls, women, and even local Girl Scout troops.
Peggy Tsai – Field Chief Data Officer for BigID.
Peggy Tsai is the Field Chief Data Officer at BigID where she is responsible for building the data and AI strategy and enablement governance, privacy and security capabilities. BigID helps organizations to know their enterprise data and helps to take action for privacy, protection, and compliance. With BigID, customers can proactively discover, manage, and protect their regulated and sensitive data across their data landscape.
Peggy has over 18 years of practitioner experience in data management, stewardship and governance in the financial services industry. Prior to joining BigID, she was Vice President of Data & Analytics at Morgan Stanley where she helped run the data governance program across the Wealth Management division. She held various positions at Morgan Stanley where she supported the data science teams on analytical data governance and led a project team to document data lineage and business definitions across enterprise systems in order to comply with Basel regulations. Peggy was also Data Innovation Lead in the Enterprise Data Management group at AIG. She was responsible for implementing enterprise data management practices to support Anti-Money Laundering, Solvency II and GDPR in the Latin American region and Commercial line of business. Peggy also worked at S&P Global Ratings where she held various positions in enterprise data group and technology in order to drive the value of data between the business and IT.
Peggy has a Masters in Information Systems from New York University and a Bachelors of Arts in Economics from Cornell University. She is an adjunct faculty at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College Chief Data Officer certification program. She recently became an instructor at University of Denver’s AI Governance program as well teaching AI Ethics, Policies and Governance. She also is board member and advisor to several AI startups.