Two of the most talked about topics in media these days are data science and diversity & inclusion. Both are important areas, and many hope that data science can actually help solve issues of underrepresentation in organizations and companies. But both are missing a core component that would help them accomplish more: social science. In this talk, I discuss how concepts and methodologies from social science, like conceptualization & operationalization, networks, and game theory can help us do more with data and do more to understand the complex social processes that give rise to the current homogeneity in many positions of power (and perhaps even change them). Andrea Jones-Rooy is most well-known for being a Diversity Scientist at NYU. She is a research consultant for Fortune 500 firms, helping them apply social scientific methods and principles into discovering, researching, and developing policies for institutional and cultural change on diversity. In addition to being a sought-after...