Polly Allen

Polly Allen’s mission is to demystify AI so that everyone can share in the economic boom it will bring. She has over 20 years experience developing software, building and leading software teams and most recently leading data science and engineering teams as a Principal Product Manager for Alexa AI at Amazon, where she led the development and launch of the first Generative AI answers on Alexa, using technology similar to ChatGPT. As a leader in the application of Machine Learning, she is passionate about DEI in the space and empowering more people to understand and participate in the field. She founded the world’s first AI-focused career accelerator (AI Career Boost) in November 2022, aiming to help business leaders leverage the power of AI and to increase diversity in the AI industry. Polly is an experienced angel investor, a board member at the Center for Workforce Inclusion Labs, and futurist keynote speaker. She holds a M.Sc. in Software Engineering from MIT and the University of Victoria, and an MBA from the University of British Columbia.