Dr. Cecilia Dones is an award-winning speaker, contributing author to the international bestseller The AI Shift, and one of the most distinctive voices working at the intersection of AI, organizational trust, and human behavior.
She is the founder of 3 Standard Deviations, a advisory helping organizations move past mixed AI results to build adoption strategies that deliver change. Her career includes leadership roles at L'Oréal and Moet Hennessy (LVMH) and has worked with leadership teams spanning financial services, FMCG, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Dones holds a Master's in Statistics from Columbia University and a doctorate grounded in research on interpersonal trust in digital environments. She has taught AI, data, and leadership at Columbia Business School, MIT Sloan, and the Wharton School, and publishes Authentic Interactions, her newsletter on technology and trust.