Dr. Shoba Subramanian is the Head of University Partnerships at Amazon, Fulfillment Technologies and Robotics. In this role, she enables cross-pollination of research between universities and Amazon, helps build talent pipelines from universities and empowers diverse students toward STEM jobs. Previously, she was a Clinical Associate Professor and a Director at the University of Michigan (U-M). At U-M, she founded a Career and Professional Development Office with a robust infrastructure and curriculum, driving significant cultural change by introducing transferable career skills as an integral part of PhD and postdoc training. As a faculty member and Assistant Department Head at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), she led undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs. In her academic tenure, she has founded and taught several life sciences and professional skills courses, certificate program series and workshops. She has advised thousands of trainees in many contexts. She has received multiple awards and fellowships, including the NSF Innovation in Graduate Education grant, and the Wimmer, ProSEED and RISE fellowships. Dr. Subramanian has served on the Board of Directors of the National Postdoc Association and on the Graduate Research, Education, and Training Steering Committee at the Association of American Medical Colleges. Dr. Subramanian earned her doctoral degree from CMU and trained as a postdoc at the University of California, San Francisco and at CMU.