AI Exchange: Empowering Educators for Tomorrow

Kathryn Hume is an AI and engineering leader focused on building products at the frontier of AI and engineering. Prior to joining Vector, she held multiple technology leadership positions in financial services, including Chief Technology Officer for Tangerine Bank, Vice President of Engineering for RBC’s mobile, online banking, and direct investing business units, and Interim Head of Borealis AI, RBC's machine learning research institute. She has also held leadership roles at AI startups integrate.ai and Fast Forward Labs, a research firm later acquired by Cloudera. Kathryn is a recognized author and public speaker, with work appearing at TED, the Harvard Business Review, and the Globe & Mail. She has served as a guest lecturer and adjunct professor —teaching courses on applied AI and responsible AI — at the Harvard Business School, Stanford, the University of Toronto, and the University of Calgary. She holds undergraduate degrees in comparative literature and mathematics from the University of Chicago and a PhD in comparative literature from Stanford University. She is an advocate for women in technology and educational reform in the age of generative AI.