Julia Bardmesser, prominent Fintech and AI executive and advisor, and a founding member as well as Chair of the Technology Council of Women Leaders in Data and AI (WLDA), has joined IDCA as Data Analytics Counsel and a member of the Board of Directors.

Julia is CEO of Data4Real, LLC, and a Board Advisor to several fintech startups. She has more than 25 years experience with data-driven Digital Transformation initiatives, and has led transformational initiatives in many financial services companies such as Voya Financial, Deutsche Bank Citi, FINRA, and Freddie Mac.

Julia is a much sought-after speaker and mentor in the technology industry, and has received recognition across the industry for her significant contributions:

* Named to the engatica 2023 list of World’s Top 200 Business and Technology Innovators

* Received the 2022 WLDA Changemaker in AI award

* Named to CDO Magazine’s List of Global Data Power Women three years in a row (2020-2022)

* Named Top 150 Business Transformation Leader by Constellation Research in 2019

* Recognized as the Best Data Management Practitioner by A-Team Data Management Insight in 2017

Julia holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the New York University. “I am thrilled to join the organization that recognizes and promotes the true value of the Digital Economy,” she said with the release of the IDCA announcement. “Its dedication to aiding visionary governments and organizations in tapping into the immense gains of the digital economy particularly resonates with me. I am looking forward to contributing my knowledge and experience to IDCA's mission.”

"Julia brings incredible, broad-based experiences and career achievements as Counsel and as a new member of the IDCA Board,” said IDCA Chairman and CEO Mehdi Paryavi in making the announcement. “She has a commitment to developing and supporting success for women in technology, and her specific strengths in data-driven technologies, Fintech, and AI are critical to supporting IDCA's worldwide mission to create Digital Economies.”