Monica Kedzierski’s career has deployed AI and data in a way that redefines how a global business can embed these resources in service of broader human and societal outcomes. Her work demonstrates that AI for good is a leadership principle with tangible results, sustained vision, and ethical backbone.
With a career that has included roles at Herbalife, Cisco, Harman, BorgWarner, and Ford, Monica’s depth of experience enables her to think systemically about transformation. Most recently, she championed data and AI initiatives that reach far beyond commercial KPIs; from democratizing training to embedding sustainability and governance into core data practices.
Monica’s overhaul of data infrastructure was a technical upgrade and a defining cultural shift. By spearheading the rollout of a modern data platform, she enabled operational excellence with purpose. These systems underpin projects with environmental and social impact, from streamlining supply chains to reduce waste, to allocating resources more effectively, and re-envisioning human experience.
She has instilled data-driven decision-making across global teams by building coalitions, resulting in a culture where ethical, inclusive use of data is seen as a shared responsibility.
Monica’s AI leadership is especially notable for its human-centered ethos. She has designed platforms to extend expertise into new areas. For example, she pioneered a Health and Wellness platform foundation to provide multilingual, accessible training to individuals around the globe, creating practical applications of AI LLMs and RAG frameworks that level the playing field.
Similarly, the AI chatbots introduced under Monica’s direction transform customer engagement into a more responsive, supportive experience. These projects reflect a clear strategic intent: to use AI to uplift people, with integrity and precision.
What distinguishes Monica is her insistence that innovation be accountable, highlighted by her determination to embed principles of transparency, fairness, and compliance into every stage of an organization’s AI journey. Furthermore, she created space for difficult conversations about bias, trade-offs, and the limits of automation.
What Monica achieved is not easy in large organizations. It takes both moral clarity and operational rigor – traits Monica has consistently demonstrated. Her leadership ensures that AI development follows technical best practice and aligns with deeply held social values.
Monica Kedzierski exemplifies what the Data and AI For Good Champion should represent: principled leadership, strategic foresight, and an unwavering belief that technology should serve people. Her work stands as a blueprint for others who want to move from hype to impact, and from aspiration to execution.
