With over 25+ years of global leadership experience in technology, government, nonprofits, community-based organizations, education and academia, Dr. Salima Bhimani adeptly synergizes the varied objectives and needs of technology companies and opportunities for inclusive and responsible AI/tech/products/services. 

As Alphabet’s (Google) first Chief Strategist and Director on Inclusive Technology, Business, and Leaders since 2017, Salima empowered 11 startup moonshot companies (Waymo, Wing, X, Sidewalk Labs, Intrinsic, etc.) to shape sustainable businesses for Alphabet while improving the world. A trusted partner to tech CEOs,  and their emerging businesses of various scale, maturity, and market fit, in fields like AI, venture, robotics, self-driving tech, and biotech, she enabled billion-dollar people, product, and business opportunities into the success of every moonshot.  She built the foundational strategies, infrastructure, and operations while influencing an ecosystem of leaders and functions building their capacity and capability to be innovative, while achieving their mission. 

Having worked with 1,000+ executives and key stakeholders, she’s expanded the impact that technology, non-profit, government, education/academic, and international sectors have in under leveraged and underinvested areas, increasing the potential of multimillion-dollar outcomes. 

Salima advised the United Nations on inclusive innovation and technology.