Susan Gonzales

Founder & CEO, AIandYou

Susan Gonzalez, CEO and Founder

Susan Gonzales is the founder & CEO of AIandYou, launched in 2019. She launched AIandYou, a nonprofit, to educate marginalized communities about artificial intelligence and prepare them for the opportunities and challenges of AI - in easy-to-understand language. She brought years of experience in technology, policy, and community outreach to AIandYou. Previously, Susan was a policy exec with Facebook and other tech, and telecom companies. Susan’s career in policy has been centered on technology and marginalized communities.

Today, Susan is at the epicenter of the AI ecosystem in D.C. and globally. She co-chairs AI Education and Awareness on the National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC), advising President Biden and the Administration on the National AI Initiative. Susan was recently appointed to the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) AI Safety Consortium. Susan recently co-authored Enhancing AI Literacy for the United States, NAIAC recommendation to the White House, 2023, and A Pathway to Equity and Inclusion in AI, World Economic Forum 2022.  She sits on the Boards of Equal AI, the Sandberg Family Foundation, Leanin.org, and the Eva Longoria Foundation. Susan is an outdoor enthusiast.

See www.aiandyou.org and www.ai.gov/naiac for more information.

Appointments & Awards

National AI Initiative

Susan has been appointed to the first National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC) to advise the US President on the National AI Initiative.

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Women in AI

Susan has been named a finalist for a Women in AI award in the Responsibility and Ethics of AI category. This award honors a woman who demonstrates exemplary leadership and a commitment to progress in advancing responsibility and ethics in the field.

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