Dr. Renata Afi Rawlings-Goss

The South Big Data Innovation Hub

Renata is a professional biophysicist focusing on the data-based study of the diversity of genetic/expression in global human populations. Renata previously worked for the Obama administration to develop comprehensive national data policies and priorities for the big inter-agency data senior management group of the White House Office for Science and Technology Policy. In addition to her research, Renata actively supports A.I. through successful collaborations and learning. She is now the founding Executive Director of the South Big Data Innovation Hub. The Hubs aim to establish partnerships across the world of big data and the internet. The Data Career Academy is the C.E.O. of Good with Data (L.L.C.), responsible for producing A.I. staff of the future and was essential in forming a network of national data science organizers.