What does it really take to make hiring fairer in a world shaped by unconscious bias and increasingly influenced by AI?
In this episode of Oxford+, host Susannah de Jager speaks with Riham Satti, co-founder and CEO of MeVitae, about her journey from studying neuroscience at Oxford to building an AI-driven platform that is transforming workforce decision-making. Riham explains how cognitive biases shape recruitment, why ten seconds of CV screening can derail a hiring process, and how organisations can use data and responsible AI to make fairer, faster, and smarter people decisions.
With recent research showing that recruiters using biased AI tools mirror those inequitable choices up to 90% of the time, the conversation could not be more timely. Riham discusses how MeVitae combines neuroscience, anonymised recruiting, and transparent algorithms to help organisations identify hidden risks, improve candidate experience, and build genuinely inclusive workplaces. She also shares how she built the business from academic research and grant funding into an award-winning company working with major enterprise clients, offering a practical blueprint for turning scientific insight into commercial impact.