Increasing diversity and inclusion in the field
AA: Speaking of changes that you’ve witnessed throughout the industry during your career, have you also noticed much change in regard to diversity and inclusion among people actually working in the field? Things used to be very different when I started off as a quant many years ago in investment banking: it was unfortunately very male-dominated. I’m seeing a positive shift in data science, but I think we still have a long way to go. I’d love to hear your thoughts, and what you think we could and should be doing to change things up.
CS: It is no surprise that when you joined the field, it was very male-focused: it continues to happen in technical fields.
Regarding diversity and inclusion, there is still an enormous amount of work to be done in data science, engineering, and related fields. I think it’s incredibly, incredibly important.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance that diversity and inclusion...