Senior Manager for AI and Digital Trust, Intel Corporation
Akanksha Ray is a senior manager for Digital Trust and AI in Intel’s Government, Policy and Trade group. She manages global programs that upskill governments, the workforce, and citizens on technology issues such as AI governance, digital trust, supply chain resiliency, and more. She also sits on Intel’s Responsible AI Council, conducting ethical impact assessments and driving corporate initiatives for AI accessibility, sustainability, and digital inclusion. Outside of Intel, Akanksha is a team lead for a research group at the Center for AI and Digital Policy advancing global AI governance that promote human rights. She also sits on the Board of Governors of Lakewood University—a non-profit, distance education school in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public policy and economics from Duke University with a focus on foreign policy and international development.