Merve was previously a VP at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and held senior roles varying from Country HR Manager to International Lead on recruitment technologies, benchmarking, and diversity recruitment across 27 countries. She is also a Senior Certified Professional by SHRM (Society of Human Resources Management) and Career Coach certified by Neuroleadership Institute.

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CURRENT AI-FOCUSED WORK:

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• Chair & Research Director at Center for AI & Digital Policy

• Data Ethics Lecturer at University of Michigan, School of Information

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

• Advisory board member at Transatlantic Policy Quarterly

• Advisor at Better Images of AI

• Advisor at Civic Software Foundation

• Fellow at ForHumanity Center working to draft framework for independent audit of AI systems

• Mentor at Women in AI Ethics Collective

• Steering Committee Member at Start Access (organized by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD))

• Working Group member at Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) P7008  & 2863 and IEC SEG10 Working Groups, developing global standards and frameworks on ethics of autonomous and intelligent systems, with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration

• Member at Open Community for Ethics in Autonomous and Intelligent Systems (OCEANIS) alongside national institutions.

• Consultant at High Sierra Industries, focused on product and project management of learning systems for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

She is a member of the board of directors for Northern Nevada International Center (University of Nevada-Reno). NNIC serves as Northern Nevada's refugee resettlement agency to help displaced persons and victims of human trafficking, as well as organizing programs for international delegations through the U.S. Department of State and other federal agencies. It is among the top organizations in the United States hosting over a dozen U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs large exchange programs.