Vanessa DiMauro (born 1967) is a community builder and researcher whose work focuses on the role learning and decision-making play in online environments.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut DiMauro started her career at TERC (Cambridge, Massachusetts)[clarification needed] under the auspices of a National Science Foundation grant to study the ways in which professionals share information in communities of practice online.
She has built online communities in business and education settings globally.
One of her most successful communities was Cambridge Information Network, a division of Cambridge Technology Partners, one of the most influential consulting firms during the dot-com era.
[1] She has authored numerous academic research and general articles on community building, and frequently teaches about the creation and impact of social networks.