Full Name
Dionn Schaffner
Job Title
Chief Diversity Officer and SVP of Social Impact
Company Name
Bonterra
Speaker Bio
Dionn Schaffner is a technology executive and enterprise strategist known for delivering inclusion, innovation, and impact at scale. She currently serves as Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice President of Social Impact at Bonterra, where she leads high-stakes initiatives that operationalize equity, expand access, and drive measurable business outcomes across product, culture, and community.
With a background in software engineering, marketing, and executive consulting, Dionn combines technical fluency with systems thinking to solve complex challenges from both inside and outside the C-suite. She is active in AI strategy and implementation, shaping policy on executive governance committees, evaluating responsible use cases, and prototyping generative and agentic tools designed to mitigate bias, expand access, and align technology with human outcomes.
Dionn also shares her perspective on inclusive leadership, ethical tech, and systems change through writing and public speaking. Her work explores how to build organizations and technologies that are both innovative and equitable.
Whether she is advising on responsible AI, architecting inclusive systems, or mentoring emerging leaders, Dionn brings a rare blend of operational rigor, cultural intelligence, and urgency for change. She turns strategy into action and ideas into measurable results.
Dionn Schaffner