Sheyene Gerardi

Last updated

Sheyene Gerardi
Sheyene Gerardi.jpg
BornApril 13
Caracas, Venezuela
OccupationFormer actress
Years active1998–present
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Board member of
  • International Political Science Association and the committee on professional ethics, rights, and freedoms
  • American Society of International Law
PartnerSingle
ChildrenNone
FamilyBoth parents killed in a car Accident. No living relatives
Awards
  • Emmy (Nominated in 3 but won 2 categories in the 2017 Ceremony which are: Outstanding Newscast or News Magazine in Spanish, Outstanding Investigative Journalism in Spanish)
  • Meridiano de Oro

Won 1 Award

  • 2 de Oro

Won 2 Awards

  • Imagen Awards
Won 1 Award
Website sheyenegerardi.net

Sheyene Gerardi (born April 13) is an Italo-Venezuelan former actress, producer, and media proprietor. She has won numerous awards for her work and charitable efforts.

Contents

Early life and career

Entertainment

Her career as a professional model began in conjunction with her medical education; prior to attending university she represented her school in mathematics and chemistry competitions. Gerardi studied medicine at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. She worked as a model part time and participated in the Miss Venezuela Pageant. During her time at the university, a TV producer discovered Gerardi, and she garnered a starring role on a popular soap opera series[ which? ] that was broadcast internationally. Gerardi is known for her work in more than 30 countries, including Russia, Germany, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Puerto Rico. Given her influence on the culture, a non-profit charity foundation in Barlovento, Venezuela — the Sheyene School — is named after her. [1] [2]

Gerardi has won several awards such as the Emmy Award, the 2 de Oro award, She has received the key of the city in Barlovento, the Meridiano de Oro award and the Imagen Awards. [3] [4] [5] The actress has also credits in roles as a TV host. In 2016, Gerardi was named a Mogul Influencer in New York City.

Later career

Later in her career, Gerardi founded the Sheyene Gerardi Network (SGN), a variety of mainstream entertainment forms dedicated to fostering awareness related to the space revolution. [6] On March 9, 2020, Gerardi began hosting a TV show documentary entitled "To the Moon and Back with Sheyene Gerardi" [7] [8] distributed through cable television, where Gerardi aims to educate about leading-edge technological developments. [9] She also served as executive producer for this series. [10]

Business career

Sheyene Technology

Gerardi is active in the area of robotics towards autonomous mining and self-driving cars. In 2017, Gerardi established a robotic company spun out of the Sheyene Institute to commercialize her robotics product line for industrial and commercial uses. Gerardi's company builds its own robots for mining operations. The firm has sold its portfolio of products and services to various organizations, including government agencies in the USA; it also has product research and development operations in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) and for deployment on in situ planetary and lunar missions. [11] [12] [13]

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, the company products are available for commercial, industrial, enterprise and university research applications. Sheyene Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sheyene Gerardi Family Office with additional offices in Shanghai, China [14] and Barcelona, Spain.

Activism and politics

Politics

In April 2020, Gerardi enrolled in the University of Naples Federico II to acquire a degree in Political science.

Human rights and Peace activism

In 2020, Gerardi joined the American Society of International Law and became involved with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Gerardi has been a featured speaker at several international business and technology forums, including the World Government Summit and the Nobel Prize Summit. In the "Sheyene Institute founder's letter", Gerardi stressed the importance of the role of entertainment with a long-standing interest in social issues such as technological literacy and the space revolution, as well as settlement work to uplift misrepresented people to Spurring Participation in Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (S.P.A.C.E), a movement intended to promote citizen participation in, and broadened ownership of, space industry.

Institutional affiliations

Gerardi is a member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) and to the committee on professional ethics, rights, and freedoms. She is also a member of the American Society of International Law. [15] [16]

Gerardi was formerly a member of L'association française de science politique (AFSP), [17] Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. [18] [19] She was both a member of the Law and Ethics of Robotics committee group and served as strategic advisor of the Next Generation Committee of The Robotics Society of Japan. She was also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and its Robotics and Automation Society (RAS).

Education

Gerardi graduated in art from institutions such as Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), Sotheby's Institute of Art and Central University of Venezuela.

Personal life

Sheyene Gerardi was born in Venezuela, she holds dual-citizenship with Italy, from where her mother hails. [20]

In 2006, her mother and father were killed in an automobile accident, leaving Sheyene with no living relatives. A year later, she received a diagnosis of advanced lymphoma stage IV, a very rare type of cancer with only 60 cases reported worldwide with no survivors. The cancer spread throughout 85% of her body and doctors gave her three months to live. [21] During her chemotherapy treatments, Gerardi worked in two films in Mexico, first, starred in La virgen de la caridad del cobre. [22] Six months later, in Santa Juanita de los lagos, [23] Gerardi underwent three years of chemotherapy, she suffered no hair loss. [24] [25]

Gerardi grew up an avid fan of racing, her father, Edgar García, was a renowned explorer and a race-car driver in Venezuela; he had five consecutive wins before he died. In 1974, García led an expedition to Mount Roraima, resulting in the discovery of 11 new scorpion species, one of them: Neochactas garciai, was named in his honor for his contribution to the understanding of scorpion species. [26] [27] Gerardi has spoken about her passion for sailing, she is a certified yacht captain and owns a yacht, named after her in Florida. [28] [29] [30]

Philanthropy

Gerardi founded the Sheyene Gerardi Foundation in 2007, originally in Venezuela but re-organized in New York. [31]

The foundation is dedicated to harnessing the potential of emerging technologies like AI and space exploration to address global challenges. Through research, education, and outreach initiatives, SGF fosters ethical and equitable solutions in areas such as economic development, environmental sustainability, and social justice.

As of Jan 2024, the foundation is organized into four program areas under president Gerardi, who sets strategic priorities, monitors results, and facilitates relationships with key partners.

In addition to her management positions at the organization, Gerardi led lobbying and public relation efforts for the organization, according to public records.

Program areas and initiatives

Education

The Sheyene School, its role is to address technological literacy in robotics and STEM related fields, for low-income children in underdeveloped regions.

Food program

Launched in 2021, SGF's food program delivers emergency food assistance to vulnerable communities facing pandemic, environmental, or humanitarian crises.

CEO Program

The Commonwealth Enrichment and Outreach (CEO) Program, established in 2022, fosters financial security through entrepreneurial support initiatives.

Telemedicine

The Sheyene e-health, an electronic healthcare information delivery network for rare diseases, founded in 2016, after becoming a survivor of an unclassifiable splenic hairy small B-Cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a rare cancer. [33] [34] [35] [36] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleCountry
1998 Hoy te vi PerlaEcuador, U.R.S.S.R, Poland, Dominican Republic, Honduras, United States, Puerto Rico, Arabic Countries, Israel
1998 Niña mimada La ArañaPanama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, United States, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia
2003–2004 La Invasora YolyPanama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, United States, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia
2004–2005 Mujer con pantalones Guillermina PerézVenezuela, Paraguay, El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, United States, Puerto Rico, Albania, Honduras, Spain, Armenia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Turkey, Iceland, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Poland, Arabic Countries, Israel
2006–2007 Por todo lo alto SoniaVenezuela, Paraguay, El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, United States, Puerto Rico, Albania, Honduras, Spain, Armenia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Turkey, Iceland, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Poland, Arabic Countries, Israel
2007–2008 Camaleona Susana RincónVenezuela, Paraguay, El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, United States, Puerto Rico, Albania, Honduras, Spain, Armenia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Turkey, Iceland, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Poland, Arabic Countries, Israel
2008–2009La virgen de la caridad del cobreMarthaVenezuela, Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Bulgaria, Peru, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, United States, Honduras, El Salvador
2010–2011Santa Juanita de los lagosVenezuela, Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Bulgaria, Peru, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, United States, Honduras, El Salvador
2012–2013Esta noche tu nightHostUnited States, Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Romania, Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
2013–2014Los ImplicadosHostUnited States, Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Romania, Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
2014–2015A tacon quitaoHostUnited States, Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Romania, Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
2017–2018 Noticiero Telemundo AnchorVenezuela, Paraguay, El Salvador, Panama, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, United States, Puerto Rico, Albania, Honduras, Spain, Armenia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Turkey, Iceland, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Poland, Arabic Countries, Israel, Africa.
2020To the moon and back with Sheyene GerardiHost/ Executive ProducerDISH Network, DIRECTV, Verizon FiOS TV, Univision communication, Discovery Channel, History Channel, A&E

References

  1. ↑ "RCTV.net". 1 October 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2005.
  2. 1 2 Rivera, Zayda (19 April 2017). "This International Celebrity Survived A Deadly Cancer, And Along The Way Discovered Her New Purpose In Life". A Plus.
  3. ↑ "Sheyene Gerardi". IMDb.
  4. ↑ "SHEYENE GERARDI una actriz al servicio del arte y la tecnología". 17 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sheyene Gerardi ingresa como influenciadora a la comunidad Mogul para apoyar el desarrollo de la mujer - Venevision". www.venevision.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  6. ↑ "Entertainment | SGN". www.sheyenegerardi.net. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "To The Moon and Back with Sheyene Gerardi 2020". IMDb.
  8. ↑ "Watch To the Moon and Back with Sheyene Gerardi - Ethics of ai | Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  9. ↑ "Sheyene Gerardi". IMDb.
  10. ↑ "To the moon and back with Sheyene Gerardi". 9 March 2020 – via www.imdb.com.
  11. ↑ "Sheyene Technology Velodyne LiDar USA 2023.PDF". 10 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Town of Palm Beach Award Letter for Sheyene Technology".
  13. ↑ "Prospective Supplier Registration Status".
  14. ↑ "Sheyene Technology Bescom.PDF". 10 June 2023.
  15. ↑ International, WILPF. "Home". WILPF. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  16. ↑ https://www.asil.org/community/user/100077430 [ bare URL ]
  17. ↑ "Sheyene GERARDI | Association Française de Science Politique".
  18. ↑ https://www.asil.org/%5B%5D
  19. ↑ https://www.idi-iil.org/en/%5B%5D
  20. ↑ "Fotografo - PhotoVogue - Vogue".
  21. ↑ "Sheyene Gerardi habla con Cala sobre su batalla contra el cáncer". 6 September 2011.
  22. ↑ "Beverly Hills Entertainment - Religious". www.brandariz.com.
  23. ↑ "Beverly Hills Entertainment - Religious". www.brandariz.com.
  24. ↑ "Charytin entrevista a Sheyene Gerardi, nos habla de sus nuevos proyectos. • mega.tv". 12 September 2013.
  25. ↑ MegaTV (23 August 2013). "Charytin entrevista a Sheyene Gerardi, nos de sus nuevos proyectos" – via YouTube.
  26. ↑ "Neochactas garciai (González-Sponga 1978) - Encyclopedia of Life".
  27. ↑ "Sheyene Gerardi Foundation - Gems".
  28. ↑ "Video". www.youtube.com. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  29. ↑ "Video". www.youtube.com. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  30. ↑ "Video". www.youtube.com. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  31. ↑ "Search Charities Database". www.charitiesnys.com.
  32. ↑ "ARPA-E eXCHANGE: Teaming Partners". arpa-e-foa.energy.gov.
  33. ↑ Behdad, Amir; Bailey, Nathanael G. (2014). "Diagnosis of Splenic B-Cell Lymphomas in the Bone Marrow: A Review of Histopathologic, Immunophenotypic, and Genetic Findings". Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 138 (10): 1295–1301. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2014-0291-cc . PMID   25268192.
  34. ↑ Sainati, L.; Matutes, E.; Mulligan, S.; Oliveira, MP de; Rani, S.; Lampert, I. A.; Catovsky, D. (1 July 1990). "A variant form of hairy cell leukemia resistant to alpha-interferon: clinical and phenotypic characteristics of 17 patients". Blood. 76 (1): 157–162. doi: 10.1182/blood.v76.1.157.157 . PMID   2364167 – via www.bloodjournal.org.
  35. ↑ "Sheyene Gerardi, una actriz al servicio del arte y la tecnología". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  36. ↑ "Sheyene Gerardi - A Plus".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.