About the Artificial Intelligence Academy
Launched in Spring 2020, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy at NC State University will prepare up to 5,000 highly-qualified AI professionals from across the nation through our workforce development program designed to upskill current professionals working within our partnering organizations. In addition to meeting workforce demands, the AI Academy is focused on growing the diversity of the AI workforce. The AI Academy was launched with a five-year, $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The AI Academy has over 100 industry partners who currently utilize the program to provide professional growth opportunities to their current talent to prepare them to assume AI roles within their organizations.
Project Team
Dr. Carla C. Johnson
Executive Director, AI Academy
Professor of Science Education
NC State College of Education
carlacjohnson@ncsu.edu
(919) 515-7717 (office)
Dr. Janet B. Walton
Project Manager
Senior Research Scholar
NC State College of Education
jwalton2@ncsu.edu
Faculty
AI Academy Consortium Steering Committee
Brad Bentley
President
FASTPORT
Phaedra Boinodiris
Member, IBM Academy of Technology
IBM
Brian Boothe
Director of Analytics
Mann-Hummel
Michael Capps
CEO
Diveplane
Kathryn Castellos
Director
ApprenticeshipNC
Wes Hall
Vice President, Education and Philanthropy
Battelle Memorial Institute
Chris Hazard
CEO/Founder
Hazardous Software
Michelle Pavone
Senior Manager Product Management
Citrix
Gena Pirtle
Head of Military and Veteran Programs
CISCO
Andy Rindos
Program Director, RTP Center for Advanced Studies (CAS), WW CAS and US/Cloud University Relations
IBM
Anand Singh
Infrastructure Architect, IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software
IBM
Mark Smith
Executive Director
Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL)
Gregory Stone
Chief Executive Officer
Metriks Amerique
Katherine Webster
Founder
VetsInTech