Artificial Intelligence Policy & Governance Leader; Founding Executive Director of Partnership on AI; Managing Director & Global Head of AI & Data Policy at JPMorgan Chase

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Terah Lyons Biography

Terah Lyons is a leader in artificial intelligence policy and governance, with more than a decade of experience in senior roles at the intersection of AI technology, business, social impact, and public policy. Lyons has worked across sectors to align decisions about AI technology development and deployment with the long-term interests of society.

During her tenure in the Obama Administration, Lyons served as policy advisor to the U.S. chief technology officer in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. She co-directed the White House's Future of Artificial Intelligence Initiative, facilitating collaboration between public and private stakeholders to frame a domestic policy strategy on machine intelligence. At OSTP, Lyons helped establish and direct the White House Future of Artificial Intelligence Initiative, oversaw robotics policy and regulatory matters, led the administration's work on civil and commercial unmanned aircraft systems and drone integration into the U.S. airspace system, and advised on federal automated vehicles policy. She also contributed to a series of reports examining the benefits and challenges of AI for the United States government.

Lyons became the founding executive director of Partnership on AI, a multi-stakeholder nonprofit initiative focused on advancing the benefits and addressing the challenges of machine intelligence. The organization, co-founded by technology companies, civil society organizations, and academic experts, grew into a global community of more than 100 organizations spanning diverse sectors and disciplines. Lyons led efforts to build capacity for responsible AI development and deployment, including creating a diverse steering committee, setting priorities within the organization's thematic pillars, and establishing working groups to study and formulate best practices.

Lyons has served as managing director and global head of AI & data policy at JPMorgan Chase, senior advisor on AI and geopolitics for Albright Stonebridge Group, and executive in residence at Zetta Venture Partners. In these roles, she has driven firmwide strategy and engagement on AI policy issues, working closely with corporate and business partners. Lyons also serves as an advisor to the Administrative Conference of the United States on the use of AI in public agencies and is an affiliate fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, where she sits on the board of the Stanford AI Index.

Lyons has contributed to articles published in The New York Times, Fortune, The Huffington Post, The Boston Globe, and on CNN.com. She continues to advise companies, governments, universities, investors, and nonprofit organizations on responsible AI development, technology policy, and the geopolitics of AI. Lyons is a graduate of Harvard University and was a Thouron Fellow at the University of Cambridge.

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