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Kim Polese

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Co-Founder at Common Good AI
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Kim Polese is a technology founder at Common Good AI and CrowdSmart. ai, specializing in collective intelligence and AI to improve decision-making. Described by peers as a visionary leader, she previously co-founded Marimba and led it to an IPO. She holds a biophysics degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Outside of technology, Kim has a lifelong passion for dance, practicing both jazz and ballet to maintain balance. She is also engaged with the Italian-American community in Silicon Valley. Her interest in computing began as a child, sparked by interacting with early AI programs at a Berkeley science museum.

Kim was the original product manager for Java at Sun Microsystems, leading its launch and influencing the naming of the now-ubiquitous programming language.

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Experience
40 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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AI for Social Good
Co-founder of Common Good AI, a non-profit using AI to help communities find common ground and solve complex, divisive problems through deliberative dialogue.
Collective Intelligence
Her work at CrowdSmart centers on combining human insight with AI to improve organizational decision-making, reduce bias, and foster collaborative innovation.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Co-Founder
Common Good AI
8-2020
Board Member
Long Term Stock Exchange
1-2020
Executive Chairman
CrowdSmart.ai
1-2019
Adjunct Faculty
University of California, Berkeley
5-2015 - 1-2020
Co-Founder
The Titan Fund, powered by CrowdSmart
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Education
Bachelor’s degree
University of California, Berkeley
Post-baccalaureate study
University of Washington
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