Leondra R Gonzalez

Leondra R. Gonzalez is a Senior Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft with over a decade of experience in data science, analytics, and corporate strategy. Throughout her career, she has led teams in the entertainment, media, and advertising space to produce advanced data and AI solutions for top brands, including NBC Peacock, Toyota, Procter & Gamble, HBO Max, Whirlpool, and Tubi. Academically, Leondra graduated from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College with a Master’s in Entertainment Industry Management, where she focused her studies on business analytics. She also attended Quantic School of Business and Technology where she earned an MBA with a concentration in Data and Decisions, and Otterbein University where she graduated with a BA in Music and Business. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Information Technology with

a specialization in AI at the University of the Cumberlands, and she has researched deep learning architectures as a PhD computer science apprentice at Google.