Jessica Menon
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Jessica Menon
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Founder & CEO, Equilo | Data-Driven Insights for Social Impact | Leveraging AI & Analytics for a Better World | Champion for Evidence-Based Solutions | CWI 2024 Fellow | Georgetown University
Stable families = thriving economies. 🌍💡

🚀 AI-powered investing ensures capital flows where it creates real impact—optimizing health, education & jobs. Smarter data = better futures.

Are we using AI to lead? #AIForImpact #InclusiveAI #AIforEverybody
May 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I'm excited to join the “Climate and Gender Investment Matters” panel at the IAIA25 conference! I'm thrilled to join a powerhouse lineup to dig into big questions together.

#IAIA25 #ClimateFinance #GenderEquality #2XChallenge #AIforImpact #ImpactAssessment #ESG #SystemsChange #DataDrivenDecisions
May 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Can’t wait to challenge the status quo and connect with the disruptors, builders, and change agents at #IAIA25. I’m excited to join the panel “Climate and Gender Investment Matters” alongside a powerhouse group from Community Insights Group, FMO, FinDev Canada, 2X Global, UNEP FI, and EDP.
April 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Can AI hack equality? Only if we build it to drive action.

Women hold just 10.4% of leadership roles—but barriers aren’t the same everywhere. AI can pinpoint gaps, detect bias & predict high-impact interventions to close them.

Are we using AI to track inequality or fix it? 🚀

#AIForEquality
April 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Flexibility fuels growth. 🔄💡 AI is reshaping work—some jobs lost, new skills needed. The challenge? Empower workers, not replace them. 🚀 Invest in digital education, reskilling & AI-driven workforce policies to build resilience.

#FutureOfWork #AIForGood #AIforEverybody
April 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Who’s being left behind in education? 📊

Boys are 3x more likely to be expelled & make up 67% of the lowest GPAs. AI can track struggles, predict solutions & connect learning to jobs—closing gaps before they widen. 🚀

Are we using AI to fix this? #AIForEducation
April 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The gender employment gap isn’t just unfair—it’s an economic crisis. At this pace, it’ll take 131 years to close. 🚨

🚀 AI can accelerate solutions:
🔹 Uncover real barriers (childcare, pay gaps, digital exclusion)
🔹 Predict policy impact
🔹 Track workforce gaps in real time

#AIForEquality
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
AI’s emissions problem isn’t AI itself—it’s how we build it. 🌍⚡

🚀 AI can optimize energy grids & accelerate climate solutions—but only if we scale it sustainably.

✅ Smarter algorithms = 80% less energy
✅ Efficient data centers = 12–15% lower power use

#AIForGood #AIforEverybody
April 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Too often, investments and policies are built on bad data. The result? Missed opportunities. Wasted capital. Solutions that don’t work.

💡 AI can fix this, but only if we build it right. AI is only as good as the data it’s trained on.

#AIForEverybody #SmarterDecisions #DataForImpact #FutureOfAI
March 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Gilgel Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia delivered energy—but at a cost. ⚠️ Water disruption. ⚠️ Food insecurity. ⚠️ Ecosystem collapse.

This was predictable & preventable. 🚀 AI-powered risk intelligence can stop failure before it starts. #AIForImpact

#AIForImpact #ContextMatters #AIforEverybody
March 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
AI isn’t the problem. How we build it is.

AI drives progress, but it can also erode privacy & reinforce bias. The real question isn’t should we use AI? It’s who does AI serve?

🚀 We don’t need less AI—we need AI built with transparency, accountability & people at the center.
March 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
An inclusive workforce isn’t just fair—it drives higher GDP, lower poverty, and stronger innovation. AI can reveal hiring gaps, funding disparities, and the long-term impact of inclusion.

But here’s the catch: if we train AI on biased data, we won’t break barriers—we’ll reinforce them.
March 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
AI is changing everything. But will it work for everyone?

If AI is built on biased or incomplete data, it won’t just replicate inequalities—it’ll accelerate them.

AI must move forward, not just faster. The right data + accountability = impact.

#AI #TechforGood #InclusiveAI #AIforEverybody
March 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM