Stephany Oliveros is a three-time founder, AI researcher, and product lead working at the intersection of human behaviour, technology, and social impact. Originally from Venezuela, she studied medical physics, spent two years in veterinary school, moved to Spain, retrained in psychology, and eventually found her way to AI after watching the AlphaGo documentary by Google DeepMind. She is now founder and CEO of Lyra AI, an evidence-based talent marketplace for women in tech, and co-founder and CEO of She AI, a United Nations-supported AI education platform closing the gender gap in AI literacy.

The conversation opens with Stephany reflecting on growing up between two families: one of educators, one of scientists. She describes how that bridge between humanities and hard science only made sense in retrospect, and how her non-linear path throug ...