Advisors
Our advisors.
Senior practitioners from government, multilateral institutions, academia and technology who guide our thinking and challenge our work.
Why advisors matter
Human direction is only as good as the people giving it. Our advisors bring decades of experience in the rooms where AI and policy decisions are made.
7 advisors foundAlphabetical by first name
Ajit Kumar
Senior Advisor | Institutional & Enterprise AI Governance
- Senior Advisor
- AI Governance
Ajit Kumar focuses on AI governance at the institutional and enterprise levels. He brings experience from SAP and ADP, including a Chief Architect role at ADP.
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Raja Jawad
Advisor | Strategic Communications Specialist | Helping International Orgs & Donors Drive Impact in Pakistan | MD, Persuasion | EU-Pakistan Business Forum
- Strategic Communications
- International Development
Raja Jawad is a skilled communication professional with a track record of over 18 years of experience in leading the design and delivery of impactful advocacy and development initiatives.
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Rebecka Zavaleta
Advisor / Managing Partner | Data Foundations for AI Scaling | Co-Founder & CEO, Paismo
- Managing Partner
- People Operations
- Human-in-the-Loop ML
- Data Foundations for AI Scaling
Rebecka Zavaleta focuses on data foundations for AI scaling and has built patented human-in-the-loop machine learning pipelines.
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Rico Moorer
Advisor | AI Automation Implementations
- AI Automation
Rico Moorer focuses on AI automation implementations across commercial technology organizations.
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Dr. Sharon Ravitch
Senior Advisor | Leader, Team, Organization, Systems Development | Executive Education | Workplace Learning + People-Centered AI Adoption | Workforce Development | Management Consultant | AI Thought Leader + Keynote | Faculty, Penn GSE
- Senior Advisor
- Leadership
- People-Centered AI
- Research
Dr. Sharon Ravitch advances human and organizational growth, leader and team effectiveness, and systems change. Her work spans leadership, workplace learning and people-centered AI adoption.
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Tahir Mahmud
Advisor | Financial Management | Training & Development
- Financial Management
- Training & Development
Tahir Mahmud advises on financial management, training and development. He formerly served as Accountant General Pakistan Revenue (AGPR) and currently practises as a lawyer in taxation and accountability laws.
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Usama Mahmud
Advisor / Managing Partner | International Development + Business in Emerging Markets
- Managing Partner
- International Development
Usama Mahmud leads development-sector projects, primarily focused on the Global South, with work spanning data-driven governance, education reforms, public financial management and micro-finance.
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Advisors' affiliations are listed for identification only and do not imply endorsement by those organisations.