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United Kingdom Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a British-Nigerian social entrepreneur and computer scientist known for founding Stemettes and championing women in STEM careers.
Mercedes welcomed a new partnership with the Stemettes to motivate and inspire young people.
Stemettes founder, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, has become a role model and helps young Stemettes write down their ideas.
Teenagers benefit from mentors at various firms, including Salesforce, through Stemmettes events.
Imafidon is currently working with media companies like the BBC to put more tech role models on screen.
Imafidon is currently working with media companies like 20th Century Fox to put more tech role models on screen.
She discusses why diverse voices are key to building equitable AI.
Anne-Marie Imafidon spoke on democratizing technology and her work with Stemettes.
Anne-Marie Imafidon was born in 1990 in the UK and grew up in Walthamstow, East London. Her early academic achievements were notable; at the age of 11, she became the youngest girl to pass an A-level in computing, achieving a grade E. By the age of 20, she had earned an undergraduate master’s degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Oxford. Her early career included roles at prominent companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Deutsche Bank.
In 2013, Imafidon co-founded Stemettes, a social enterprise dedicated to inspiring and supporting women and non-binary individuals in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths (STEAM) fields. The initiative was born from her realization of the underrepresentation of women in STEM after attending the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in 2012 and a STEM workshop by Business in the Community. Stemettes aims to engage, inform, and connect young people with diverse role models and opportunities in STEAM, emphasizing free, fun, and food-inclusive events. Since its inception, Stemettes has reached over 50,000 young people across the UK and Ireland through various events, workshops, and experiences.
Imafidon’s influence extends beyond Stemettes. In 2019, she hosted _Women Tech Charge_, a podcast for The Evening Standard, interviewing notable figures like Jack Dorsey and Lewis Hamilton. She has held positions on various advisory boards and councils, including the Advisory Board of the Girl Guides, the Council of Digital Economy, and as a trustee of the Institute for the Future of Work. In 2022, she released her guidebook for women in STEM, _She’s in CTRL_. Her contributions to STEM and diversity have been recognized with numerous accolades, including an MBE in 2017 for services to young women and STEM sectors, and the Suffrage Science award in 2020. In June 2022, she was announced as the 2022–2023 President of the British Science Association, and in February 2024, she became the Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University.
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