"AI Governance - where are we now and what's ahead?"

This session will explore how AI governance is evolving across key industries and focus on the critical AI governance capabilities that matter most for real-world AI deployment.  In addition, we will look at what’s ahead for AI governance.

Bio for DAMA session

Julia Cherashore is Adjunct Professor at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, and an AI advisor, thought leader, speaker, and educator. She’s a 20+ year veteran of the financial services industry, having held progressively senior data roles at Morgan Stanley, Visa and New York State Department of Financial Services (NYS DFS).  She was a first-in-role Chief Data Officer (Deputy Superintendent-Data Governance Management) at NYS DFS, with her work recognized with a ‘Best of New York’ Award for ‘Best Workplace Initiative’ among NYS government.  Previously, she spent 20 years at leading investment banks and financial services firms, including Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs & Co., PwC, Visa, and Moody’s across Data, Risk Management, Compliance, Management Consulting, and Operations. Julia is a frequent speaker at prestigious data & AI events (including Reuters Momentum AI, SuperReturn, CDO Vision) and author/contributor of publications on AI (including CFA Institute blog on AI governance and Cloud Security Alliance study on state of AI in financial services).  She received an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and dual undergraduate egrees in Music and Business Administration from Weber State University.  Julia has been featured by Reuters, Forbes, CDO Magazine, AIM Media, and Fordham News.