Rebecca Duane

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service

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Rebecca (Becky) Duane is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and developed ‘Data and AI Strategies for Social Impact Organizations’.  She is passionate about using data and technology to catalyze social impact outcomes.  During her career, she has driven initiatives that leverage the power of data and technology to address poverty in low-income communities and continues to champion tech for social impact at IBM.  

In her current role at IBM, she drives strategic partnerships, M&A and the AI for Social Good initiative for the Data and AI business.  She previously led business development for IBM Blockchain.  Becky joined IBM as a senior consultant where she worked on social impact engagements with IBM Corporate Social Responsibility along with other strategic projects for IBM Watson and the Systems business.  

Prior to IBM, she spent a decade working in financial services starting in private wealth management at a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs.  She then moved to the social sector focusing on advancing economic opportunity and financial inclusion.  She has led strategic initiatives with United Way, NYC’s Office of Financial Empowerment under former Mayor Bloomberg and The Robin Hood Foundation through a partnership with McKinsey & Co.  Becky established a consulting practice to advise senior executives, government agencies, nonprofits and foundations on designing and implementing financial empowerment strategies.  She codified these learnings and experiences in a social enterprise SaaS platform, Change Machine, that provides organizations with tools for measuring outcomes and quantifying impact.  She was responsible for product development, strategy, design and go-to-market efforts.