Bonita Banducci

Bonita Banducci is a Lecturer in the Graduate Program Curriculum in Engineering and Society at Santa Clara University's School of Engineering. She is also the President of Banducci Consulting and a globally recognized gender expert, having been named a Woman of Influence 2014 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Her work focuses on unmasking the gender effect in corporate environments and advancing women's leadership across STEM fields.

Education

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Research Interests

• Gender Competence in the workplace
• Gender Effect in Fortune 500 companies
• Women's Leadership in Engineering and Philanthropy
• Diversifying STEM workforce through MentorNet
• Closing gender gaps in corporate policies (e.g., Royal Bank of Canada's Executive Handbook)
• Intersection of gender equity and Sustainable Development Goals

Scientific Awards

• Woman of Influence 2014 - Silicon Valley Business Journal

Advising & Grants

Banducci co-authored an executive handbook for Royal Bank of Canada titled Making the Differences Work and developed working papers on Gender Competence, including Take Charge of Your Promotion. Her consulting workshops have been delivered at institutions like Santa Clara University, USF, UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and Stanford's Institute for Research on Women and Gender.

Labs & Teams

She founded the Global Women's Leadership Network, which delivers the Women Leaders for the World program, and served as a Gender Expert for MentorNet, focusing on diversifying the global workforce in STEM.