Following her Electrical Engineering and Management studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Didem started her career with management consulting at CapGemini and Motorola. After her MBA, Didem continued her career at Greenwich Consulting (now part of EY), British Telecom, and Microsoft in London, UK. In her current role, Didem is leading Data & AI in Europe as part of Accenture’s Microsoft Business Group.
As a passionate Diversity & Inclusion and STEM champion, Didem led a global team of volunteers to host ‘Girls and Women in AI’ hackathons and bootcamps to improve gender diversity in AI/ML, starting off at Microsoft and now expanding to Accenture. She has recently won several awards including TechWomen100 Champion. She is a NED and a member of the Forbes Tech Council.