Dr. Shonna Waters is an award-winning organizational psychologist and seasoned executive with over two decades of experience at the intersection of human psychology, business strategy, and technology. As Co-founder and CEO of Fractional Insights, she advises enterprise leaders on the future of work, focusing on AI transformation and performance engineering.

Her firm's core services are centered on making AI transformation human-centric, psychology-informed, and business-outcome driven. They also specialize in performance engineering, which moves beyond traditional performance management to systematically design organizational contexts where high performance is the natural result.

A recognized thought leader, Dr. Waters is a frequent keynote speaker at major industry and corporate events and a Georgetown University professor. Her insights on AI, future-of-work, workforce transformation, and human capital ROI have been featured in top outlets such as CNBC, Fast Company, and Forbes. As an author of two award-winning books and a former Vice President at a unicorn startup, BetterUp, she brings a unique blend of scientific rigor and practical business acumen to every stage. She earned her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Statistics from the University of Minnesota.