Overview

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Christelle Mombo Zigah, Responsibility AI Committee Member and Sr Global Customer Success Manager for Cisco. With 15 years, she worked in multiple industries and wore multiple hats before discovering her superpower in helping global technology companies in their growth, transformation, and innovation strategies.

Christelle believes it is “an imperative to make AI accessible to everyone and to implement policies and regulations in the public and private spaces to prevent the effects of discriminating historical data and harmful algorithms at scale”.

In today’s episode Christelle shares her story of how she found her voice as an immigrant woman of color in the tech industry and how we all have a role to play in creating responsible AI. Christelle is a power house and is paving the way for more voices to be heard in AI and is truly an inspiration to all of us. 

About Christelle Mombo-Zigah

Christelle Mombo-Zigah was born and raised in France, to Congolese parents. She currently lives in Silicon Valley. She is a wife and a mother of two intelligent, funny, and opinionated magical little black girls aged 5.5 and 3. She has a master’s degree in International Economics from La Sorbonne University and recently graduated from Stanford GSB with an executive MBA, where she enjoyed the opportunity to grow her learnings and network with accomplished professionals from all over the world. Christelle Mombo-Zigah is a futurist, an ambidextrous leader, and a problem-solver, who believes in the power of technology to make the world a better place for everyone. As a professional for 15 years, she worked in multiple industries and wore multiple hats before discovering her superpower in helping global technology companies in their growth, transformation, and innovation strategies. Her people- first mindset, commitment to human-centered experiences, and sustainability redirected her focus toward responsible AI and women in technology advocacy. She believes it is “an imperative to make AI accessible to everyone and to implement policies and regulations in the public and private spaces to prevent the pernicious effects of discriminating historical data and harmful algorithms at scale”. Passionate about history and linguistics she speaks French, English, and Spanish fluently and is learning Portuguese. She sees languages as a unifier and a connector to the world. She also appreciates her Kongo heritage and history through its lineage in the Americas and the Caribbean. Christelle recently published her first children’s book and is working on three more before tackling her memoir. She wants to build a legacy for her daughters and share her story to inspire the next generations of leaders and give a voice to the voiceless.

Social Handles

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christellemombozigah/ 

Website: https://christellemmbo.wixsite.com/my-site 

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