Rumman Chowdhury, Ph.D., is a globally recognized leader at the intersection of artificial intelligence and humanity. She is a pioneer in applied algorithmic ethics, developing socio-technical solutions that promote ethical, explainable, and transparent AI systems. Her writing appears in leading publications including The Atlantic, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, MIT Technology Review, and VentureBeat, shaping international discourse on responsible technology.

Dr. Chowdhury is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Humane Intelligence, a nonprofit organization developing open, community-driven evaluation frameworks to assess generative AI for safety, fairness, and transparency. Under her leadership, Humane Intelligence is establishing new standards for democratic and accessible AI governance.

She also serves as a Member of the AI Steering Committee for the City of New York, an official body responsible for shaping the city’s policies on responsible AI adoption, governance, and public-sector use. Her work helps set ethical principles, risk management standards, and evaluation criteria for AI systems deployed across New York City.

She has been named one of Time Magazine’s “100 in AI” and one of Forbes’ “Five Who Are Shaping AI,” and appeared on the Netflix series “What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates.” Dr. Chowdhury is the first person appointed by the U.S. Department of State as the United States Science Envoy for Artificial Intelligence, further solidifying her influence in shaping the global future of responsible AI.