Cynthia Breazeal is a professor of media arts and sciences at MIT, where she founded and directs the Personal Robots group at the Media Lab. She is the MIT dean for digital learning, and in this role, she leverages her experience in emerging digital technologies and business, research, and strategic initiatives to lead Open Learning’s business and research and engagement units. She is also the director of the MIT-wide Initiative on Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education, a research and outreach effort that advances access and inclusivity in AI education to people of all ages and backgrounds with a focus on K–12 and the workforce.
Breazeal cofounded the consumer social robotics company Jibo, where she served as chief scientist and chief experience officer.
