Devika Thapar

Devika is Partner and COO at Wilbe where she helps scientist founders commercialise research to solve some of the world's biggest problems through hands on support and funding. Prior to Wilbe, Devika spent over five years at IBM Watson commercialising artificial intelligence solutions at scale for large enterprises across USA and Europe. She did this in a few capacities; leading sales and business development in Europe, managing the development of new products and as Chief of Staff based in the NYC headquarters. She began her career as a strategy consultant with Accenture. Devika is a Board Member at STEM from Dance, a New York non-profit that empowers minority girls to be our next generation of engineers and scientists. Devika completed her MBA from Yale University where she also led the Entrepreneurship Club; working closely with the university's tech transfer office to evaluate patents for commercialisation. She completed her bachelors degree in economics from St. Stephens College India.