Taniya Mishra

Dr. Taniya Mishra is the founder and CEO of SureStart, an AI talent incubator mission-driven to increase AI workforce diversity through technical skills training, mentoring support and intentional amplification of diverse AI talent.

Taniya is an experienced AI researcher with many peer-reviewed articles, 88+ patents, and featured press articles in Fortune, MIT Technology Review, NBC Learn and The Atlantic. Prior to founding SureStart, Taniya worked for 12+ years in the tech industry, at large organizations like AT&T Labs as well as at leading startups like Affectiva and Interactions, where she held multiple technical and leadership roles.

Taniya regularly speaks on topics related to AI technical developments, ethical AI, and diversity in the AI workforce at leading conferences and events, including presenting at CES, and delivering a keynote at the New York Academy of Sciences. Taniya’s mentorship and support of diverse technical talent have been recognized multiple times by organizational and industry-wide awards, such as the AT&T Research Labs Vice President’s Award for Mentorship 2011, WomenTech Mentor of the Year Award 2020, WomenTech Network Global AI Inclusion Award of the Year 2021, and VentureBeat Woman in AI finalist 2022. Most recently, Taniya was also recognized as a Leading Woman in AI by Nasdaq and invited to ring the opening bell to celebrate her contributions to the field of AI.