About

Dr. Bianca Bailey-CEO, Author, Musician, Business Consultant, Tutor

Dr. Bianca Bailey is a multidisciplinary leader at the intersection of STEM, sustainability, and creativity. She holds a doctorate in engineering and leads Agriwater, a Techstars-backed company transforming livestock wastewater into clean, reusable water and valuable resources. Her work bridges deep tech, agriculture, and climate resilience—experience she shares through tutoring, consulting, speaking, and performance.

A proud graduate of Howard University (an HBCU), Dr. Bailey earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering (2012). At Howard, she became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, performed with the Showtime Marching Band, and served as president of Engineers Without Borders (EWB). Her team’s water project in Kenya earned her recognition by the White House in 2011 as a Champion of Change for Women & Girls in STEM, following a nomination from Girls Inc.

Dr. Bailey received a fellowship from the National GEM Consortium to pursue graduate studies at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. In 2014 she completed a M.S. Degree in Environmental Engineering and later finished her Ph.D. in Agricultural & Biological Engineering, where she founded Agriwater and became an author and inventor. She is the second African-American woman in over 100 years to earn a Ph.D. in Agricultural & Biological Engineering from UIUC. Her company was selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Innovation Crossroads program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with support from DOE and ORNL, and has since attracted multiple investors, including Techstars.

Bianca’s STEM teaching style is clear, encouraging, and results-oriented; her startup consulting is practical and founder-friendly, helping teams refine strategy and secure resources; and her motivational speaking and saxophone performances blend technical insight with soulful artistry. Across all disciplines, her mission is simple: empower people to solve hard problems, elevate their quality of life, and move closer to economic independence.

Chapter 2: Structural and Economic Analysis of Declines in Water and Sanitation in East Africa (January 2018)

DOI:10.5040/9781978731615.ch-2

In book: Safe Water, Sanitation, and Early Childhood Malnutrition in East Africa (pp.47-64)

Co-Authors: Shorma Bianca Bailey & Assata Zerai