Judith Spitz, Ph.D.
Founding Program Director at WiTNY
Judith Spitz, Ph.D. is currently the Founding Program Director of the Initiative for Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New York (WiTNY) at Cornell Tech; a partnership between Cornell Tech, the City University of New York and a growing list of corporate partners with a mission to facilitate, encourage and enable a significant increase in the participation of women in both higher education and entrepreneurship in fields related to technology in the New York market. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of ASAPP, an Artificial Intelligent company that drives digital transformation in customer care. Prior to this, she was the senior vice president and CIO for IT Strategy and Planning at Verizon. From 2005 – 2011, Judy served as CIO for Verizon Enterprise Solutions.
Prior to her career in the communications industry, she was a research associate at The City University of New York in the Center for Research in Speech and Hearing Sciences and an adjunct professor at Hunter College. The New York Business Journal listed her as one of its 2018 Women of Influence. In 2017, she received the Above & Beyond Award for Outstanding Women in Business from City & State New York. In 2012 she received the Leadership and Service in Technology award from PACE University and the Purchase College Entrepreneurship Award. Her current passion is driving programs that will address the urgent need for more women in technology and topics related to the leadership skills needed in the digital economy.
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