Stephanie Whitney

About

I’m a director of research partnerships and innovation at the University of Waterloo, driving human-centric AI transformation and mapping the future of work and learning. I conceptualized and launched the Future of Work Institute – showcasing UW’s global leadership in interdisciplinary research and experiential learning – where I secured the $1M Google Research Chair in the Future of Work and Learning (Prof. Edith Law) and facilitated the development of the "Futures Lab" AI+UX prototyping workshop, which has already delivered valuable insights to the Google Tech & Society team after two iterations. During my academic career at UW and previously at Wilfrid Laurier University, I have established and stewarded large-scale, multi-year academic-industry-government partnerships, and executed institutional governance over 30+ research centres and institutes, directing high-functioning teams that support a variety of research services and operations. I counsel senior leaders on research strategy, external partnerships, and institutional positioning and host high-profile campus visits involving faculty deans, the President & Vice-Chancellor, and international government delegates to showcas

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