Rebecca FInlay

Rebecca Finlay is CEO at Partnership on AI, a global nonprofit bringing together a

cross-sectoral community of over 100 partners in 17 countries to ensure

developments in AI advance positive outcomes for people and society. With an

influential career at the intersection of technology and society, Rebecca has held

leadership roles in civil society, research organizations and industry.

Prior to PAI, she founded the AI & Society program at global research organization

CIFAR, one of the first international, multistakeholder initiatives on the impact of AI

in society. Rebecca’s insights have been featured in books and media including The

Financial Times, The Guardian, Politico and Nature Machine Intelligence. She speaks

at venues such as SXSW, Wall Street Journal, OECD, FTC, and the UK AI Safety Summit.

She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)

and was recognized with the Tech Diplomacy Award North America from Women in

Tech Global. She lives in Toronto and holds degrees from McGill and the University of

Cambridge.