About the IAPP

Benjamin Cedric Larsen, PhD, is AI and Machine Learning Project Lead at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco. He co-leads work on the Governance Alliance, a multistakeholder effort that guides AI policy, development and application globally. Benjamin holds a PhD in AI governance from Copenhagen Business School, and held visiting researcher positions at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Stanford University. His research spans AI governance, from technical dimensions to broader implications for policy and society.