Noor Aftab

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Noor Aftab is an award-winning data and cloud strategist, IBM Champion, and Chair of the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct Working Group. With over 15 years of experience, she led large-scale data and cloud initiatives at Amazon Web Services, driving enterprise digital transformation across education, finance, and public sector industries. Noor’s thought leadership has been recognized by the American Pakistan Foundation’s Rising Stars award, and her insights have been featured by the BBC, HackerNoon, and the Linux Foundation. She is a leading voice in responsible AI, generative AI adoption, and inclusive innovation, and has spoken at TEDx, PyData Global, SciPy 2025, Forté Foundation, IEEE, and other major platforms. Noor lives in Seattle with her husband and twin daughters.