Former IBM Fellow Dr.

Chitra Dorai Joins NDILC

Irvine, CA, June 15, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Women in the Housing and Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB)
proudly announces the addition of Dr. Chitra Dorai, Former IBM Fellow, Master Inventor, VP, CTO
Cognitive Services, IBM Services, Member of IBM Industry Academy & Academy of Technology to its
Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC). The Council, founded in 2015, helps raise the
number of C-suite women, increase women's employment at all levels and advance women's economic
growth across the housing and real estate ecosystem.

Renowned AI Scientist and Formerly at IBM as an IBM Fellow and CTO for cognitive services and
solutions, Dr. Chitra Dorai has received numerous awards and recognition for her groundbreaking
research and client-facing work in Banking, Financial Markets and Media & Entertainment industries
over the last twenty-six years. She was a recipient of IBM's highest honor in 2011 - the Gerstner Award
for Client Excellence, was recognized as an IBM Distinguished Engineer in 2012, and was appointed by
the IBM CEO as an IBM Fellow, the company's top technical honor in 2015.

“I'm delighted to join the NAWRB's Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council,” said Dr. Chitra Dorai.
“It is an absolute honor to serve alongside an extraordinary group of women leaders dedicated to the
advocacy and promotion of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. To quote Richard Hamming, a
Computer Pioneer and Mathematician, 'If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll
do important work.' The charter of NDILC addresses a very important problem in the housing industry
and I look forward to contributing to the important work of this council.”

“We are extremely honored to have Dr. Chitra Dorai, a global leader and one of only a few women IBM
Fellows, join the Council to bring scientific research and innovation to the most pressing issues with an
infectiously charming attitude,” stated Desiree Patno, CEO & President of NAWRB. “Dr. Dorai will
fortify the efforts of the NDILC's leading senior executive women, whose array of expertise are used to
achieve our ultimate goal of equality in the workplace.”

To learn more about the NDILC, please visit www.NAWRB.com/NDILC/.

About NAWRB
Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) is a leading voice for women. With the
assistance of our Women's Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC), NAWRB is advancing
gender equality, raising the utilization of women-owned businesses and providing women the tools and
opportunities for economic expansion and growth. By increasing women's homeownership, we leverage
the entrepreneurial strength of women and bring women's poverty to the forefront.

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