Alicia Carriquiry, Ph.D. is professor of statistics at Iowa State University and serves on the editorial boards of several Latin American journals of statistics and mathematics. She has served on the Committee on Gender Differences in the Careers in Science, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty of the National Academy of Sciences. Her research has applications in nutrition and forensic science.

Iris Mack, Ph.D. is the second African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Harvard University. She also has an MBA from the London School of Business. She has been an investment banker and an MIT professor. She is founder and CEO of Phat Math, Inc., which publishes “edutainment” books to excite students about math. In addition, she teaches in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University.

Freda Porter, Ph.D., a member of the Lumbee tribe, earned her Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Duke University in 1991. She is President and CEO of Porter Scientific, Inc., an environmental and information technology services firm with extensive experience addressing environmental issues at Department of Defense facilities, other government organizations, and industries.