Janeen Uzzell is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the largest Black STEM community impacting society and industry.
In her former role as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates
Wikipedia, Janeen drove process improvement and co-created Wikimedia Knowledge Equity Fund to address racial inequities in free knowledge. For nearly two decades, she held various roles at General Electric (GE), working in healthcare technologies in some of the world’s most challenging environments.
As the head of Women in Technology, she accelerated the number of women in technical roles. Her previous roles at GE included Global Director of External Affairs and Technology Programs, Director of Healthcare Programs at GE Africa (where Janeen lived for several years as an expat in Accra, Ghana), Director of Global Healthcare Programs, Director of Healthcare Disparity Programs, and Director of Service Operations.
She is a recipient of numerous awards, including the United Nations Global Leadership Award and one of ADWEEK’s Top Black Women Trailblazers in Tech.
Janeen received her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and an MBA in International Business from Fairleigh Dickinson University.Currently, she serves on the Presidential Advisory Council on HBCUs for the White House, on the board of Mercy Ships International, as a board member of the Dfree Global Foundation, and is a venture capital investor.
A thought leader, a voice of influence, and a source for good, Janeen fuses her passion for social justice and her leadership to shine light on inequality in tech spaces and forge opportunities for others. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis and spending time with her family and friends.
