Ronisha M. Carter
US Air Force National Defense Fellow, Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Bio
Major Ronisha Carter is a Data and Artificial Intelligence Strategist for the Department of the Air Force, Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office, Pentagon, Arlington Virginia. In this capacity, she develops and prioritizes integration strategies for Artifical Intellligence technology. Additionally, she manages strategic partnerships synchronizing processes, sharing technolgical advancements, and cultivating relationships acrossthe Department of Defense. Major Carter is also the deputy chief of Artifical Intelligence Test and Operations, enabling the test and evaluation of AI and automous systems throughout their life cycle.
Major Carter joined the Air Force in December 2002 as a Computer Systems Operator. She completed Officer Training School in May of 2013 to become a Cyberspace Operations Officer. Throughout her career, she has been appointed to a series of technical and leadership roles including Information Assurance Security Specialist, Executive Officer, Future Operations Branch Chief, Joint Director of Communications, Special Tactics Wing Director of Communications, Education with Industry VMware Fellow, Artificial Intelligence Integration Flight Commander, the Director of Artificial Intelligence Engineering, and the Chief of Machine Learning Operations.
Education
2002 Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX2003 Computer Systems Operations Technical School, Kessler AFB, MS
2007 Airman Leadership School, Hickam AFB, HI
2007 Associate of Science, Information Systems Tech, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, AL
2010 Associate in Applied Science, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO
2011 Certification CompTIA Security +, Pearl Harbor, HI
2012 Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI
2013 Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
2013 Undergraduate Cyber Training, Kessler AFB, MS
2014 Enterprise Network Operations Course, Kessler AFB, MS
2017 Masters of Science, Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2018 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
2022 MIT Executive Certification in Management & Leadership, Cambridge MA
2022 Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Cambridge MA