Kedar Narayan is a senior scientist and group leader at the Center for Molecular Microscopy (CMM) at Frederick National Laboratory and National Cancer Institute, USA. Kedar has a Ph.D. in immunology, with an emphasis on biophysics and imaging, and a background in chemistry, pathology and software engineering. His group has developed and applied FIB-SEM and other volume EM (vEM) technologies to questions in cancer and cell biology. Specific areas of Kedar’s research focus are deep learning/AI, correlative imaging, and vEM tool development; he has co-authored more than fifty papers and given invited talks around the world. His community work includes co-organizing symposia on volume EM and “large data”, leadership on data working groups, and creating common data and metadata standards for the field. As a leading member of the volumeEM community, Kedar is committed to the growth and democratization of the field.