Vivienne Ming, born Evan Smith in 1973, is a theoretical neuroscientist, technologist and entrepreneur. She co-founded Socos, and a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Center for Theoretical Neuroscience. Mrs. Ming has developed a predictive model of diabetes to better manage the glucose levels of her diabetic son and systems to predict manic episodes in bipolar suffers. She sits on the boards of StartOut, The Palm Center, Emozia, and the Bay Area Rainbow Daycamp, and is an advisor to Credit Suisse, Cornerstone Capital, and BayesImpact. Vivienne also speaks frequently on issues of LGBT inclusion and gender in technology. Vivienne lives in Berkeley, CA, with her wife (and co-founder) and their two children.
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