Stephanie Ifayemi
Senior Managing Director of Policy - Partnership on AI
Stephanie Ifayemi is the Senior Managing Director of Policy at the Partnership on AI (PAI). In 2022, she founded PAI’s new policy department, leading its global engagement with policymakers, aligning research priorities with AI policy needs, and fostering dialogue between governments, multilateral organizations, and PAI’s network of over 120 partners across 16 countries.
Previously, Stephanie served as Head of Digital Standards Policy in the UK government, where she built a new portfolio focused on technical standards for emerging technologies such as AI and quantum. She led the creation of the UK’s AI Standards Hub and shaped the country’s first AI standards objectives, reflected in the UK’s National AI Strategy, Cyber Strategy, and Digital Strategy.
Internationally, Stephanie is a member of several advisory bodies, including EY’s Global AI Advisory Council, Chatham House’s Taskforce on AI and Society, the Institute for Advanced Study’s AI Policy and Governance Working Group, and the OECD. She is a Schmidt Futures European International Strategy Fellow and co-leads the T20 Taskforce on AI under the Brazilian and South African G20 Presidencies.
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