Caroline Simard
Advisor
Advisor
Caroline Simard is passionate about building better workplaces for women and underrepresented minority talent in STEM fields through evidence-based solutions. Caroline is an Advisor of Exponential Talent LLC. She is also managing at the VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab at Stanford University, leading cutting-edge research designed to build more effective and inclusive organizations. Previously, she was Associate Director of Diversity and Leadership at the Stanford School of Medicine, where she implemented innovative models for increasing work-life integration to increase faculty satisfaction and retention. Prior to joining Stanford University, Caroline was Vice President of Research and Executive Programs at the Anita Borg Institute (ABI) for Women and Technology, where she led the creation and dissemination of research-based solutions to further gender diversity in scientific and technical careers, working with leading technology companies and academic institutions. She founded and designed the first industry benchmarking initiative for women in technical roles across levels. Prior to ABI, Simard was a Researcher at the Center for Social Innovation of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and an Associate Director of Executive Programs.
Caroline holds a PhD from Stanford University and a Master's from Rutgers University. Her publications have focused on technical human and social capital, solutions to recruit, retain, and advance women in technology, underrepresented minority talent in STEM, the diffusion of best practices, open innovation, regional clusters of innovation, and social networks. She is a board member of the Ada Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the representation of women in open source technology, and an advisor for Global TechWomen, a newly formed organization dedicated to supporting women in technology around the world. She is a frequent speaker on STEM diversity.
Caroline holds a PhD from Stanford University and a Master's from Rutgers University. Her publications have focused on technical human and social capital, solutions to recruit, retain, and advance women in technology, underrepresented minority talent in STEM, the diffusion of best practices, open innovation, regional clusters of innovation, and social networks. She is a board member of the Ada Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the representation of women in open source technology, and an advisor for Global TechWomen, a newly formed organization dedicated to supporting women in technology around the world. She is a frequent speaker on STEM diversity.