Our Associate Members.
Our elite class of Associate Members includes global AI experts with deep experience solving a wide spectrum of responsible AI challenges. This talented and highly credentialed group of professionals have dedicated their careers to AI research, coaching, education, and guided support programs--all of which help organizations procure AI more responsibly. We are lucky to have such a strong group of AI experts that know exactly how to navigate the entire AI value chain in this ever-evolving race for AI opportunities.

David Barnes, Ph.D
Boston, MA
A senior executive leader and globally recognized expert in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and autonomous systems. Dr. Barnes enables organizations to navigate and harness the transformative power of AI, focusing on innovation, risk mitigation, and operational excellence. Combining strategic foresight, leadership expertise, and deep technical acumen, he guides cross-enterprise digital transformation in complex, regulated environments to drive measurable results.

Jen Kirkwood
Louisville, KY
A former executive at ADP and IBM, Jen led pioneering projects with ADP and at IBM, and served as an Executive Fellow at the World Economic Forum, where she contributed to the first studies on generative AI with 250+ experiments and companies on global AI and presented at Davos 2024. She partners with executives to deliver outcome-focused and responsible strategies that harness the power of AI to drive measurable impact across the workforce.

Laura Morgan
Raleigh-Durham / Chapel Hill, NC
An Expert in identifying and mitigating risks associated with ambiguity and bias. Laura's work is ground in responsible AI development and deployment with expert competencies in AI ethics, data rights and privacy compliance, generative AI testing and validation, audit methodology design and implementation, and bias detection and mitigation. She has evaluated and participated in the development of hundreds of AI audit criteria for high-risk systems.​
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Sheila Leunig
San Francisco, CA
An experienced legal executive delivering cost-effective services to start-ups and early stage companies in the AI governance, emerging technology, digital media, and video game industries. Specialize in early to late stage technology startups, supporting operations, commercial transactions, product development, and advising C suite and corporate boards. Deep experience in AI/ML product law and governance, video game development and publishing, and B2B SaaS platform solutions.

Roya Pakzad
San Francisco, CA
A technology and human rights researcher, advocate, and electrical engineer. Drawing on her multidisciplinary expertise, she advises tech industry leaders, civil society organizations, governments, and philanthropic entities on a range of issues. These include promoting responsible AI design and deployment, conducting human rights impact assessments for digital products and services, and developing frameworks and tools to evaluate and mitigate potential adverse effects of digital technologies.

Katrina Ingram
Edmonton, Canada
Katrina is the founder of Ethically Aligned AI and works with organizations and advise senior leaders on AI governance and moving AI ethics principles into practice through a mix of research, training and consulting. She speaks regularly about responsible AI, privacy and data ethics to corporate audiences, community groups and the media. She is especially passionate about ensuring that a diverse set of people are involved in making decisions involving artificial intelligence technologies.

Sarah Clarke
United Kingdom
Experienced across sectors, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, higher education, and technology start-ups. Committed to applying good risk and governance principles to AI challenges, fostering inclusive dialogues, and combating information overwhelm. Leveraging experience spanning IT, cybersecurity, and data protection to offer practical governance solutions. Named in Computer Weekly's 'Most Influential Women in UK Tech' list (2022, 2023, 2024).

Bob Spence
London, England
An experienced IT professional working with companies to understand the impact of new technology adoption on their existing technical, commercial, organizational, and cultural infrastructure, and analyzing industry value chains to identify opportunities for collaboration.
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Giovanna Jaramillo-Gutierrez PhD
Barcelona, Spain
As a co-founder and senior consultant of Milan and Associates SRL, Giovanna has been consulting for international organizations, and startups, specializing in trustworthy AI for social impact, and AI systems audits since 2019.

Deborah Webster
Dubai, UAE
Deborah works with and advises organizations and governments to futureproof their business and operations, including advising on leadership and business models of the future, data privacy issues, and ethical use of data and technology. She also works with investors and VCs to identify and invest in the right innovators, entrepreneurs, and applications of technology.

Abhinav Mittal
United Arab Emirates
An expert in Responsible AI, IT Cost Optimization, IT Strategy and Digital Transformation. In my 20 Years experience, Abhinav worked with 20+ C-level Level Executives, Executed 45+ Digital Transformation Projects and delivered USD 100 million in value to multi-billion dollar global professional and family-run companies.