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Heather Benko

Committee Manager - International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Joint Technical Committee (JTC) 1, Subcommittee 42 on Artificial Intelligence

Working groupExpert Group on AI risk and accountability
Stakeholder TypeIntergovernmental
ONE AI Member

Heather Benko is a senior manager at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), where her work includes the role of Committee Manager for the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Joint Technical Committee (JTC) 1, Subcommittee 42 on Artificial Intelligence. JTC 1/SC 42 develops standards for the entire AI ecosystem. She received her BA degree from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and her MTS degree from the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. ANSI is a not-for-profit membership organisation that brings together organisations from both the private and public sectors dedicated to furthering U.S. and international voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessments. ANSI accredits national standards developing organisations and approves American National Standards. It is the sole U.S. representative to the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), via the U.S. National Committee.

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