Joan Bajorek

Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek is an AI Builder, Bestselling Author, and Entrepreneur. She hosts the "Your AI Roadmap" podcast, with AI builders from Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Amazon, and more. Her debut book with Wiley is "Your AI Roadmap: Future-Proof Your Career and Income” was an instant Amazon Bestseller and recently featured in Forbes. With 10+ years of technical experience in data and AI development for Fortune 500 clients, she has held senior roles at OneReach.ai, Nuance (acquired for $16B), and VERSA Agency. As the Founder of Women in Voice, a nonprofit with 20+ chapters and 65k+ followers, she champions DEI in the AI field. She has secured six- and seven-figure contracts and advises companies like CleanAI and Agria. Dr. Bajorek has spoken at CES, Voice Summit, and VentureBeat. Her work is featured in publications: Harvard Business Review, Adobe XD, and Cambridge University Press. She holds a PhD in the field of Multimodal AI from the University of Arizona, an MA in Linguistics from the University of California, Davis. She lives in Seattle, WA.