Patricia Gestoso
Patricia Gestoso
Global Director, Customer Support & Operations
BIOVIA

Dr. Patricia Gestoso is an award-winning tech inclusion strategist that helps leaders to leverage diversity into their organizations to reach untapped markets, boost revenue, increase reputation, and attract and retain talent. Alongside this, she is Global Director of Scientific Support for a large Fortune Future 50 tech company. Patricia is also DEI board advisor for We and I, a British non-profit focused on activating diverse communities to make artificial intelligence work for everyone. Patricia has 20+ years of experience in digital transformation spanning customer operations, client services, acquisition integrations, artificial intelligence, and inclusive and ethical design of technology and workplaces. She has spearheaded numerous initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion in tech that were recognized with the UK 2020 Women in Tech Changemakers award. She was also been featured in the Computer Weekly 2022 longlist of the most influential women in UK tech. She has created the Ethics and Inclusion Framework©, a tool to help designers to identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for the actual and potential negative impact of the services and products they create. Patricia holds a B.Eng. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in computational chemistry. She is writing a book on “How Women Succeed in Tech”.