Executive Advisor | Applied AI | Risk & Operations | Strategic Growth

Selena Scola is an executive advisor with two decades of experience driving technological innovation, systems transformation, and measurable growth across the public, private, and third sectors. Recognized as a cross-sector change agent, Scola efficiently turns chaos into order while building high-integrity systems that scale.

Before earning a degree, Scola scaled a virtual health startup through acquisition, led trust architecture for NIH’s AI-Robotic Eldercare pilot project, built policy infrastructure at Facebook, and founded By Imagination—a consultancy that delivered strategic growth across technology, media, public health, and sustainability.

Graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Climate Science and minors in Social Difference, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Global & Regional Studies. Holds 20+ executive certifications from MIT Sloan, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Georgetown. Industry certifications include Setting Up an Effective Ethics Program (Lockheed Martin), Human Subjects Protection Training (CITI Program), and Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy (MIT Sloan School of Management).

Scola currently advises organizations navigating AI governance, platform accountability, ethical product strategy, and systems resilience in high-growth environments across the public, private, and third sectors.