Carmen Fontana
Emerging Tech Leader, Enthusiast, and Investor
My zen is when
innovation meets data-driven decision making.
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 ramblings below.
Investor
Excited about deep 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
- 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!)
- Google Cloud Certified Cloud Digital Leader (in progress!)
Emerging Tech
Product, Sales & Marketing
- Design Thinking Certificate, Rutgers University
- Sandler Sales Training
- Hubspot: Inbound Sales
- Hubspot: Content Marketing
Media Appearances
- 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
- 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