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Ashley Casovan appointed as Managing Director of the IAPP AI Governance Center

Former director of the Responsible AI Institute brings global AI knowledge and expertise to the newly launched AIGC

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – 12 October 2023 – The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource, announces today the appointment of Ashley Casovan as the first Managing Director of the IAPP AI Governance Center.

“The IAPP has been working tirelessly to raise awareness of the importance AI governance will have for organizations,” said J. Trevor Hughes, president and CEO at IAPP. “We are proud and excited to have Ashley join the IAPP team and spearhead our efforts to support the growing AI governance profession. Her expertise is invaluable, and we can’t wait to get to work.”

As the managing director of the AIGC, Casovan will serve as the primary thought leader and public voice for the IAPP on AI governance, as well as provide strategic direction and contributions to the development of practical, relevant and timely content for the AIGC. Casovan will lead the AIGC engagement efforts with industry leaders, senior policy makers, regulators and international organizations to ensure AI governance is top of mind when discussing AI’s potential.

Through roles in the public sector at the municipal and federal levels, Casovan developed expertise in responsible AI, standards, policy, open government and data governance. As the former director of data and digital for the government of Canada, Casovan previously led the development of the world’s first national government policy for responsible AI.

Building from this work, Casovan served as the Executive Director of the Responsible AI Institute, a multi-stakeholder non-profit dedicated to mitigating harm from the use of AI systems, a member of OECD’s AI Policy Observatory Network of Experts, a member of the World Economic Forum's AI Governance Alliance, an Executive Board Member of the International Centre of Expertise in Montréal on Artificial Intelligence and as a member of the IFIP/IP3 Global Industry Council within the UN.

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About the IAPP
The International Association of Privacy Professionals is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource. Founded in 2000, the IAPP is a not-for-profit organization that helps define, promote and improve the privacy profession globally. More information about the IAPP is available at www.iapp.org.