Erika Fille T. Legara is a scientist, educator, and an advisor on data science and artificial intelligence (AI), data and AI strategy and governance, infrastructure, and education. Erika also sits in the Board of Directors of RCBC (RCB: Philippines). As a scientist, she is interested in the study of complex systems using advanced data-driven analytics. Prior to joining the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in 2017, Erika was a scientist at A*STAR, Singapore, where she worked closely with government institutions and the industry sector on different R&D initiatives. In 2020, the TOYM and TOWNS awardee received the National Academy of Science and Technology Outstanding Young Scientist award. She is the founding director of AIM’s MSc. in Data Science program, holding an associate professor position. Legara is also a senior scientist at the Analytics, Computing, and Complex Systems lab at AIM. She is an Asia 21 Young Leader (Class of 2022).