The Honorable Roxy Ndebumadu

Pronunciation: “ROX-SEE IN-DEY-BOO-MAH-DOO”

Roxy Ndebumadu is an AI founder, global strategist, and elected official shaping the future of innovation, governance, and human resilience. Recognized for her work in ethical AI, technology modernization, and the societal impact of emerging technologies, she advises leaders at the highest levels while building ventures that bridge technology and human flourishing.

In 2019, she made history as the youngest woman elected to the Bowie City Council and the first African American woman to represent District 4. She later served as Mayor Pro Tem and was reelected as the youngest two-term Councilmember in the city’s history. During her tenure, Roxy has championed major initiatives, including the launch of the first STEM-based school in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Her career includes leadership roles at Microsoft, Amazon, and Twitch before founding roxHealth, a cognitive infrastructure company building computational systems for human internal state. Under her leadership, roxHealth translates emotion, cognition, and behavior into continuous, computable models, powering adaptive digital twins and defining the system layer for human–AI interaction.

She advances global AI governance through the AI Trust Foundation and leads the Bild Foundation, developing foresight corridors that strengthen democracy, foster innovation, and expand economic opportunity across the Global South.

Roxy serves on multiple state boards and holds fellowships with Rodel Institute and Vital Voices. Her work has been featured on major platforms including Politico and the Council on Foreign Relations. She is recognized as a modern oracle of innovation and power, sought not only for what she has built but for what she sees coming next.

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