Amanda Ritchie is the Director of Center Operations at the Constance & Martin Silver Center on Data Science and Social Equity at New York University. In this role, she leads the Center’s strategic planning, operations, and high-profile initiatives that advance the responsible use of data science and artificial intelligence for social good. Her portfolio includes steering major events—such as the AI for Health & Social Equity Conference featuring NYU President Linda Mills and Nobel Laureate Joshua Angrist—developing interdisciplinary fellowship and research programs, managing Center-wide grant solicitations, and coordinating partnerships across NYU and with external stakeholders, including government, industry, and nonprofit partners.
Amanda brings nearly two decades of experience in social and behavioral science research, organizational leadership, and capacity building. Before joining the Center, she served as a Research Scientist and Project Director at NYU for multiple NIH-funded studies focused on health disparities, HIV prevention, adolescent stress and coping, and the experiences of homeless and marginalized youth. She has directed large-scale mixed-methods studies, supervised multidisciplinary research teams, designed data systems and protocols, and co-authored more than two dozen peer-reviewed publications. Her earlier work includes research and capacity-building roles at the Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, National Development and Research Institutes, and the Latino Commission on AIDS, where she provided technical assistance to community-based organizations and health departments across the U.S. and Caribbean.
At the C+M Center, Amanda plays a central leadership role in expanding the Center’s visibility, infrastructure, and impact. She manages the Center’s Speaker Series; leads the development of new digital platforms, including the Center’s website; supports faculty research in AI and data science; and helps guide publishing and editorial initiatives, including the Center’s forthcoming open-access journal and special research issues. She also serves as a liaison to AI and data science communities across NYU, cultivating partnerships that strengthen the Center’s research, training, and policy engagement efforts.
Amanda holds a Master of Applied Anthropology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a B.A. in Anthropology and Spanish from SUNY Geneseo.