Joan Palmiter Bajorek is an American entrepreneur, linguist, and influencer.
[11] Bajorek was previously the VP of Data & Analytics at OneReach.ai,[12][13] Head of Conversational Research and Strategy at VERSA Agency (beginning in 2019),[14] a consulting advisor at the University of Arizona,[15] Senior Conversational Designer at Nuance,[16] and an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at WeWork Labs.
[18][19][20] Bajorek's research and writing has explored how people interact with voice recognition software.
In 2019, she wrote for Harvard Business Review on the issue of such software's biases towards the voices of white men.
[21] She believes such issues need to be rectified,[22] as voice-enabled software continues to become more popular and integrated with other technology.