Please join us for a Noyce Distinguished Speaker Series event featuring AI innovator and practitioner Noelle Russell, founder and chief AI officer of the AI Leadership Institute.

Noelle Russell is a multi-award-winning TEDx presenter, best-selling author of Scaling Responsible AI: From Enthusiasm to Execution and a respected authority on data and AI literacy. Named the #1 Agentic AI Leader in 2025, she has led at NPR, Microsoft, IBM, AWS and Amazon Alexa, and has taught more than 3.4 million learners through LinkedIn. As founder of the AI Leadership Institute and the “I ❤️ AI” community, she helps organizations and individuals adopt AI responsibly and makes it accessible to everyone.

Presentation Topic

You + AI: Preparing Every Cal Poly Graduate for an AI-Enabled Career

Russell will show audiences how to seize opportunities with AI while safeguarding against unintended risks. Sharing real-world lessons from her work with top enterprises and her experience shaping emerging AI ecosystems, she will help attendees identify immediate wins and build responsible strategies for navigating an AI-first future. Her presentation delivers both inspiration and practical takeaways.

Questions? Contact Cal Poly’s College of Engineering at noyce@calpoly.edu.