Daniela Braga

Daniela is the creator and driving force behind DefinedCrowd, with over eighteen years’ experience in speech technology in both academia and industry. Alongside her role as our CEO, she is also a regular guest lecturer at the University of Washington and author of more than 90 scientific papers and several patents. Previously at Microsoft, she was involved in the creation of Cortana. She then formed the Data Science team for Voicebox Technologies where she introduced crowdsourcing for big data solutions. She has a deep passion for people and enjoys keeping active through hiking, skiing and learning new things, from the latest technology to how to dance or sail.