Jessica Newman
Director, UC Berkeley AI Security Initiative
Jessica Newman is the Director of the AI Security Initiative, housed at the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity. She is also the Co-Director of the UC Berkeley AI Policy Hub. Through these programs, she leads research efforts in partnership with the public and private sector, supports graduate student researchers, facilitates university events, and publishes and speaks widely on the governance, policy, and security implications of artificial intelligence. She serves on several AI governance and standards bodies including the OECD Expert Group on AI Risk & Accountability, the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium, and the World Economic Forum AI Governance Alliance.
