# Angle Bush

Founder, Black Women In Artificial Intelligence. TIME100 AI 2026, Shapers. She set out to build a cocoa-serving robot, never finished it, and founded Black Women in AI, which now has 155 members around the world. ([time.com](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/angle-bush/))

- Born: Chicago ([mlive.com](https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2026/08/entrepreneur-with-michigan-roots-lands-on-time100-ai-list.html))
- Education: MS, Administration, Central Michigan University; BS, Community development (public administration), Central Michigan University ([aiforgood.itu.int](https://aiforgood.itu.int/speaker/angle-bush/), [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/angle-bush-msa-9749a2144))
- Career: Black Women In Artificial Intelligence (Founder and CEO, 2020 to now) ([aiforgood.itu.int](https://aiforgood.itu.int/speaker/angle-bush/), [time.com](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/angle-bush/))
- TIME profile: https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/angle-bush/
- Profile: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/most-influential-people-in-ai/angle-bush

- Came to AI from the oil and gas industry in Houston, with a background in project management, financial analysis and vendor management. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/angle-bush-msa-9749a2144))
- Set out to build a robot and never finished it; she started the membership group Black Women in Artificial Intelligence instead. ([time.com](https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/angle-bush/))
- Within four years of its 2020 founding, her group had members on five continents: North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Africa. ([aiforgood.itu.int](https://aiforgood.itu.int/speaker/angle-bush/))
- Her organization has partnered with Amazon, Capital One, Microsoft and Nvidia to bring more Black women into AI jobs. ([aiforgood.itu.int](https://aiforgood.itu.int/speaker/angle-bush/))
- Said of Black women's representation in tech: "The numbers are abysmal, but I still have hope." ([x.com](https://x.com/Adweek/status/1395087304297955334))