Merve Hickok is the founder of AIethicist.org. She is a globally renowned, award-winning expert on AI policy, ethics and governance. Her contributions and perspective have featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, CNN, Forbes, Bloomberg, Wired, Scientific American, The Atlantic, Politico, Protocol, Vox, The Economist and S&P.

 

Merve is the President and Policy Director of Center for AI and Digital Policy. She is a distinguished educator, consultant and keynote speaker. She has been recognized by a number of organizations - such as Lifetime Achievement Award - Women in AI of the Year - 2023, Top AI Leaders in Retail (Ethics & Compliance)  -2024, Runner-up for Responsible AI Leader of the Year - 2022 (Women in AI) and as one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ – 2021. Merve also holds the following positions:

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• President & Policy Director @ Center for AI & Digital Policy

• Lecturer @ University of Michigan, School of Information

• Visiting AI Researcher, Henkaku Center - Chiba Tech (Japan)

• Council on Foreign Relations - Hitachi International Affairs Fellow

• AI Expert @ OECD.AI

• AI Expert @ UNESCO AI Experts Without Borders

• AI Expert @ GPAI Tokyo Center of Excellence (SAFE_AI WG)

• AI Expert @ Council of Europe Committee on AI (representing CAIDP)

• AI Expert @ Hiroshima AI Process Friends / Partners Group (representing CAIDP)

• Responsible Data and AI Advisor @ University of Michigan, Michigan Institute for Data & AI in Society (MIDAS)

• Affiliated Faculty @ University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

• Founding editorial board member @ Springer Nature AI & Ethics journal

• Advisory board member @ Transatlantic Policy Quarterly

• Advisory board member @ Women in AI Ethics Collective