CEO and Managing Partner

Yvette Schmitter believes every person deserves to be seen, valued, and treated fairly by the systems that shape their lives. As the foremost authority on digital dignity, she exists to ensure artificial intelligence becomes a force for human worth, not digital discrimination.

This mission was born from personal experience. As a young girl building computers from junkyard scraps while being told technology "wasn't for people like her," Yvette learned firsthand what exclusion feels like. Today, she prevents AI systems from making those same exclusionary judgments about millions of others.

As CEO and Co-Founder of Fusion Collective, Yvette has audited and transformed AI systems across 100+ organizations, leading the protection of 2M+ end users from algorithmic bias while generating $1B+ in economic value for clients. Her ETHICALENS framework, built on the pillars of Safety, Privacy, and Inclusivity, has become the global standard for ethical AI development, adopted by Fortune 500 companies and governmental bodies in the US and abroad.

Yvette's expertise isn't theoretical. When she recently asked AI to create her action figure as a "Cloud Jedi," the system gave her Jensen Huang's face instead of her own - a visceral reminder that AI bias affects even successful tech CEOs. This experience, along with her three decades in technology leadership, informs her unique approach to building dignity into digital systems.

Her thought leadership reaches 500K+ professionals globally through keynotes at major conferences including AfroTech, Black Tech Week, and TEDx. Featured across major media from CBS News to Forbes, Yvette transforms complex AI ethics into actionable strategies that protect human dignity while driving business results.

Previously, Yvette led record-breaking transformations at AWS (directing the largest mass migration in company history, $50M+ value) and PwC (co-leading platforms targeting $1B+ annual revenue).

Yvette doesn't just study AI bias from academic distance - she experiences it, understands it, and most importantly, knows how to prevent it. She ensures that the future of AI reflects the dignity of humanity.