Carmen Fontana
Emerging Tech Leader, Enthusiast, and Investor
I am passionate about using innovation to impact humanity for the better
As a girl tinkering with our family’s Commodore 128, I became fascinated with how lines of code can transform into meands for personal communication and entertainment.
In college, I learned how things like machine learning give us insight into complicated issues like climate change.
And today, I get excited about how technology can help bring us together to solve new problems.
Emerging Tech
Leader
Specializing in high-growth teams. I like to turn ambiguity into action.
Enthusiast
Speaker and writer. See some of my ramblings below.
Investor
Excited about deep tech, health tech, underrepresented founders, and anything that will make the world a better place.
Awards & Honors
Consulting Magazine
Top Women Leaders in Tech:
Excellence in Innovation
Case Western Reserve University Merititous Service Award
Selected Thought Leadership
Extended Reality
Connected Devices and Wearables
- The Wisdom of Smart Devices
- How Wearables Are Moving Beyond Your Wrist
- Smart Appliances and Your Health
- 3 experts discuss how to navigate the challenges of IoT
Education & Certifications
Master of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University - Integrated Computer Engineering and Management Degree
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Case Western Reserve University - Systems & Control Engineering
Data & AI
- Generative AI with Large Language Models (in progress!)
- Microsoft Professional Program, Artificial Intelligence
- Microsoft Professional Program, Data Science
- Executive Data Science Program, John Hopkins University/Coursera
Cloud & Security
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Certificate
- Certified Information Security Manager CISM (in progress!)
Emerging Tech
- Quantum Computing, CWRU
- Internet of Things, Stanford Online
- Unity Essentials Virtual/Augmented Reality (in progress!)
Product, Sales & Marketing
- Design Thinking Certificate, Rutgers University
- Sandler Sales Training
- Hubspot: Inbound Sales
- Hubspot: Content Marketing
Media Appearances
- AI Ranked the Most Important Technology in 2024, IEEE Survey Finds, TechTarget, November 2023
- MWC Recap: Can AI Do Everything We Can Do?, The Fast Mode, November 2023
- Nurturing Careers through IEEE: Opening the Door to New Opportunities, IEEE Transmitter, September 2023
- Technology for Humanity, Case Alumni Magazine, June 2023
- Building a strong pipeline of female talent, The Engineer, May 2023
- The importance of female talent in STEM, SheCanCode, May 2023
- Trust and the Ethics of Future Networks, 6G World, April 2023
- Mobile World Congress: the right place and time for technical innovation, The AI Journal, March 2023
- Building a sustainable pipeline of female talent, Electronic Specifier, March 2023
- MWC 2023: Can AI-embedded 6G 'greenify' next-gen networking?, IT Pro, March 2023
- The Wisdom of Smart Devices, IEEE Transmitter, March 2023
- Meritorious Service Award, CWRU, Case Alumni Association, October 2022
- True Believer, Case Alumni Association, September 2022
- Thinking About Using Wearables in the Workplace to Reduce Stress?, EHS Today, June 2022
- Just How Accurate Is Your Fitness Tracker?, IEEE Transmitter, May 2022
- The Integration of Enhanced Connectivity and Wearables to Support the Evolution of Telemedicine, IEEE Transmitter, April 2022
- 10 Enterprise AI Trends for 2022, CIO Magazine, March 2022
- The New, New Normal: What’s In and Out in 2022 and Beyond, IEEE Transmitter, November 2021
- Insight from IT’s front lines: How to win the war for talent, Elastic, November 2021
- Fake Skin Could Make the Metaverse Feel Real, Lifewire, November 2021
- On the Go: Mobile Learning Solutions for IT Teams, EdTech Magazine, August 2021
- Why Some Companies Are Rethinking Their Return-to-Office Plan, LinkedIn Talent Blog, August 2021
- How Wearables Are Moving Beyond Your Wrist, Lifewire, June 2021
- Smart Appliances and Your Health, WebMD, June 2021
- 2021 Top Women Leaders in Technology, Consulting Magazine, May 2021
- AI Makes Edge and IoT Smarter, CIO Magazine, March 2021
- How AI is Revolutionizing Training, CIO Magazine, April 2021
- The Resilience of Humanity, IEEE, February 2021
- Create A Strong Online Presence, IEEE Career:reset, January 2021
- State and Local Agencies Optimize With Cloud Assessments, StateTech, January 2021
- The Outlook for BCI, ACM, January 2021
- 2021 IT Priorities Require Security Considerations, TechTarget, January 2021
- Outrageous Goal Setting, CWRU WIT, December 2020
- AI, 5G, and IoT Top the List of the Most Important Technologies for 2021, TechRepublic, December 2020
- Top 5 IoT Predictions for Growing Use Cases in 2021, IOT AGENDA, November 2020
- Demystifying Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning, CWRU WIT, November 2020
- What Do Consultants Actually Do?, CWRU WIT, November 2020
- Eight Leading Quantum Computing Companies in 2020, ZDNet, November 2020
- Experts Explain How AI Technologies Keep Factories Operating Safely, IEEE TRANSMITTER, October 2020
- Creating Healthy Spaces Through Technology, IEEE Transmitter, October 2020
- Promote Business Continuity with IoT Supply Chain Management, IoT Agenda, August 2020
- How These Six Technologists Find Inspiration, IEEE, July 2020
- Quantum Computing in the Utilities Industry, Next Platform, August 2020
- Deep Learning's Role in the Evolution of Machine Learning, TechTarget, June 2020
- What is the Future of Hybrid Cloud for Businesses?, TechTarget, June 2020
- How Cloud Is Enabling Autonomous Systems, Information Week, June 2020
- 9 Female Tech Influencers You Should Be Following on Social Media, CWRU, April 2020
- Monitoring And Preparing For Emerging Threats, Cyber Security Hub, March 2020
- COVID19: Cloud, Remote Work and More, JacquelynWorx, March 2020
- How to Keep Business Data Safe While Working From Home, Tech Observer India, March 2020
- Organizational Thought Leadership Practices, Thought Leadership Leverage, March 2020
- Simple Security Steps for Employees and Employers – Establishing Secure and Flexible Remote Work Environments, Security Magazine, March 2020
- Cybersecurity Tips to Keep Your Data Safe While Working From Home, IEEE Transmitter, March 2020
- Celebrating International Women’s Day: How to Get (And Keep) More Women in STEM, IEEE Transmitter, March 2020
- Finding the Right Cloud Solution for Your District’s Storage Needs, EdTech Magazine, March 2020
- 5 Predictions for How Technology will Impact Society in 2020, IEEE Transmitter, January 2020
- 3 Experts Discuss How to Navigate the Challenges of IoT, IoT Agenda, September 2019
Past Speaking Engagements
- All In for Tech Day, “Emerging Technologies and Insights for CIOS” (panel), October 23
- Mobile World Congress (Las Vegas), “Augmenting the Clinician with AI”, September 2023
- Mobile World Congress (Barcelona), "Is There Anything That Can't Be Connected? (panel)", March 2023
- Women in Analytics, "Biohacking the (Aging) Distance Runner Body", July 2021
- HBA, "Virtual Care, Real Results: Extended Reality in Healthcare Space", May 2021
- IEEE WIE ILC, "Biohacking the (Aging) Distance Runner Body", April 2021
- GetWitIt, "Biohacking the (Aging) Distance Runner Body", April 2021
- Centric Consulting CampIO, "Biohacking the (Aging) Distance Runner Body", August 2020
- AITP, "Tech Trends for 2021", February 2021
- CIO Roundtable, "Emerging Technology Trends", December 2020
- SIM, "Is Your Software Development Capability Truly Modern?", September 2020
- Grange Insurance, "Internet of Things: Turning IoT Obstacles Into Opportunities", September 2020
- CWRU, "Career Navigation in a COVID-19 World", June 2020
- Boston AWS Group, "IoT as a Platform, Including for Alexa", June 2020
- CWRU, "Women of Wonder Career Series", June 2020
- StirTrek, "Innovation at End of Life: Using Virtual Reality and Design Thinking to Improve Hospice Care", May 1, 2020 (CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)
- ADIT, "Bone Cancer to Boston Marathon: The Power of Outrageous Goal Setting in Dark Times", March 2020
- The WIT Network, "Bone Cancer to Boston Marathon: The Power of Outrageous Goal Setting", February 2020
- HIMSS Northern Ohio Chapter, "Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Readmissions for Intensive Care Patients by Implementing a High-Touch Care Model Supported by the Internet of Things (IoT)", February 2020
- Get WitIT, "Innovation at End of Life: Using Virtual Reality and Design Thinking to Improve Hospice Care", October 2019
- Cincy Deliver, "Beyond the Buzzwords: Accelerate Your Innovation With Cloud Technologies", July 2019
- AWS, "Women in Big Data: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Panelist", April 2019
- ComSpark, "Case Study: Improving Employee Utilization (and profitability!) with Machine Learning", September 2018
- Predictive Analytics World, "Improving Employee Utilization with Machine Learning", June 2018