Ms. Asterbadi brings over fifteen years of experience in pioneering technology and strategic development. Ms. Asterbadi currently works as a Philanthropy and Innovation Officer at MemberNova and an Advisor and Technology Evangelist for Giftagram. Ms. Asterbadi started her career by advancing through various roles in marketing, communications, and customer success, ultimately becoming the founder and Chief Data Scientist of Verve.ai, an augmented intelligence automation company. Ms. Asterbadi has focused extensively on applied innovation and the development of intellectual property in emerging technologies, contributing to advancements in data science as early as 2015. She pursued studies in systems engineering at the University of Guelph and in machine learning at Stanford University with a strong emphasis on real-world application.