Data Strategy & AI Ethics Expert; Former Chief Data Officer at Mastercard; UN Expert Group on Governance & AI Member
JoAnn Stonier Biography
JoAnn C. Stonier is a data strategist, lawyer, and technology executive whose career has focused on data privacy, governance, and artificial intelligence. Stonier began her professional journey as an auditor for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, later gaining experience at PepsiCo and Waldenbooks Inc. Before joining Mastercard, she served as chief privacy officer for American Express Company, where she also held roles including chief operating officer of American Express Tax & Business Services. Her background in finance, law, and technology established her expertise at the intersection of data innovation and governance.
Stonier played a key role in developing Mastercard's global data business, serving as the firm's first privacy officer, first data officer, and later as its first fellow. She established Mastercard's first Privacy Office and developed the organization's Information Governance program. As Mastercard's first chief data officer, she led the company's data strategy and innovation initiatives. Stonier has also served as a Fellow of Data & Artificial Intelligence for Mastercard, providing expertise in data, artificial intelligence, policy, and risk management.
Stonier is recognized for her work in artificial intelligence, with a focus on ethics, data equity, bias minimization, and fair outcomes, particularly as generative artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent. She contributed to the creation and launch of Trūata, an Irish data trust enterprise formed to ensure anonymization compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Stonier has advised industry executives, governments, intergovernmental organizations, and NGOs. She serves on the United Nations Expert Group on Governance and Artificial Intelligence, is co-chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Data Policy and Equity, and is an executive advisor to the Cantellus Group. She is also a member of the Global AI Council, chair of the USCIB Policy Committee, and a member of the OECD CDEP Committee.
Stonier has been recognized by organizations including the Aspen Institute, United Nations, and Information Governance Initiative, and has served on the boards of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Center for Information Policy Leadership, and Information Accountability Foundation. She has held leadership roles on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Stonier has been named Chief Information Governance Officer of the Year by the Information Governance Initiative and an Aspen Institute First Mover Fellow. She has also been included among Business of Data's Top 100 Data Leaders, Technology Magazine's Top 100 Women in Tech, and CDO Magazine's Global Data Power Women.
Stonier teaches at Carnegie Mellon University in the Chief Data Officer program and is an adjunct professor at Pratt Institute, where she teaches in the Design Management master's program. She is a frequent speaker at industry events, addressing the balance between data innovation and privacy. A licensed attorney admitted to the bars of New York and New Jersey, Stonier combines legal, business, and technology expertise in the global conversation on data, artificial intelligence, and responsible innovation.
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