Samantha Kappagoda was a Speaker on Artificial Intelligence: What Boards Need to Know Webinar
Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Data Scientist of Numerati® Partners and Independent Director / Trustee of Credit Suisse Funds, was invited to speak at the webinar Artificial Intelligence: What Boards Need to Know, hosted by Women in the Boardroom on December 2, 2024.
This webinar was moderated by Howard Browstein, President of Brownstein Corporation. Samantha’s fellow panelist were:
- Lara Druyan, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Data Capital; Board Member, CIBC US
- Divya Joshi, Principal, Data & AI Strategy, Thoughtworks
Since 2002, Women in the Boardroom (WiB) has provided expertise and assistance for women to secure corporate board positions, including exclusive programs such as the Matchmaking Program™ and the Annual Board Assembly.

Samantha Kappagoda currently serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and open-end funds investing in commodity, high yield and credit strategies. She is also Chief Data Scientist and Co-Managing Member of Numerati Partners LLC, and Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute.





