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🔹 Quick Bio

Name: Kate O’Neill

Known As: The Tech Humanist

Pronouns: she/her

Location: New York City (travels globally)

Roles: Speaker • Author • Strategic Advisor • CEO, KO Insights

Kate is the founder of KO Insights, helping leaders and organizations make future-ready, meaningful, and ethical decisions about technology and innovation. She’s a former digital strategist for Netflix and early Google, and the author of 6 books, 4 of which are in tech and business including Tech Humanist and What Matters Next.

About page: https://www.koinsights.com/about-kate/

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/kateoneill

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_O'Neill_(author)

🔹 Signature Topics

• Human-Centered Digital Transformation
• Ethical AI and Algorithmic Responsibility
• Future of Work and Meaningful Innovation
• Technology, Culture, and Systems Design
• Strategic Optimism and Future-Readiness

🔹 Media-Ready Headshots & Assets

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YouTube channel and recent speaker reel

Press mentions and past interviews

🔹 Audience-Favorite Talking Points

• “Culture is behavior at scale—and technology shapes that behavior.”
• “Human-centered design isn’t a luxury; it’s a leadership imperative.”
• “The best tech decisions are made with both empathy and insight.”