Partnership on AI, a multistakeholder nonprofit representing industry, civil society, and academia, welcomes six new members to its Board of Directors. The new board directors include leaders from the philanthropic, technology, and financial sectors, as well as civil society and academia, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise in advancing the responsible and ethical development and use of AI.

“I am excited to welcome these highly respected leaders to the PAI Board of Directors. I look forward to working with them to advance our mission of ensuring advancements in AI benefit people and society,” said Rebecca Finlay, CEO, Partnership on AI. “With deep, diverse expertise and longstanding leadership in this field, these six new Directors will bring invaluable advice on meeting this moment in the responsible and inclusive governance of AI globally.”

The new Board Directors are:

• Esha Bhandari, Deputy Director of the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, ACLU
• Natasha Crampton, Chief Responsible AI Officer, Microsoft
• Vukosi Marivate, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Pretoria
• Lori McGlinchey, Director of the Technology and Society Program, Ford Foundation
• Prem Natarajan, EVP, Chief Scientist and Head of Enterprise AI, Capital One
• Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Professor of Computer Science and Data Science, Brown University

“Partnership on AI plays an important role in the development of responsible AI around the world and I am excited to welcome our newest directors to the board,” said Jerremy Holland, Board Chair, Partnership on AI. “The diverse experiences of these new board members will bring important perspectives as we work together to continue addressing the opportunities and critical challenges that the development and deployment of advanced AI capabilities presents. I’d also like to thank Founding Board Chair Eric Horvitz and Founding Vice Chair Eric Sears for their contributions in founding PAI and guiding it to become the influential multi-stakeholder organization it is today.”

The addition of six new directors fulfills the planned expansion of the PAI Board size, providing space for additional diverse expertise, and the replacement of two of PAI’s longest standing and most influential founding Board Directors whose service terms have concluded: Founding Chair Eric Horvitz and Founding Vice Chair Eric Sears. PAI will be celebrating their leadership at an event later in 2024.

“PAI and our 12O+ Partners owe Eric Horvitz and Eric Sears our profound gratitude for their visionary leadership in building PAI into the worldwide organization it is today, ” said Finlay of PAI’s Founding Chair and Vice Chair. “I am thankful for their guidance and their tireless commitment to PAI’s engaged, multistakeholder community of Partners working together to build a future where AI is developed for equity, justice and shared prosperity.”