As Chief Scientist at HR Tech company Gild, Vivienne invented AI products to “remove bias from the hiring system”. Her work there led directly to research and an upcoming book on the “Tax on Being Different”, in which she measured the economic cost of being gay or lesbian in the workplace. At Socos, the second company she co-founded with her wife, they develop technologies for parents, professors, and employers to maximize life outcomes of their children, students, and employees, directly combating the wasting of lives due to bias and misunderstanding. Her work also lead to numerous speaking engagements around the world on the economic benefits of inclusion, including keynotes at SXSW, Pride & Prejudice and Out & Equal, as well as advising the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US military, the UN, and numerous Fortune 100 companies. Vivienne is also the Chair of StartOut and continues to lead its research initiatives. She is also on the boards of The Palm Center, which lead the fight to overturn DADT and the ban on transgender service members, and enGender, a summer camp for gender expansive youth. Additionally, she has publicly shared her transition story in NYT, Oprah, TED, and The Atlantic.
