People

The Alliance operates as a distributed initiative building AI governance frameworks grounded in human rights and institutional accountability. Our team brings together technologists, researchers, policy practitioners, designers, and artists to center perspectives often excluded from mainstream technology discourse.

Asma Derja (she/her)

Founder & Director
Spain

Asma Derja founded the Ethical AI Alliance to advance AI governance grounded in human rights, institutional accountability, and pluralist perspectives.

She brings over 15 years of experience in technology strategy and institutional transformation, including work inside the headquarters of major technology organizations and leading cloud infrastructure implementation at scale.

Originally from North Africa and now EU-based, her work is shaped by lived experience across regions, cultures, and governance contexts where power asymmetries in AI development are acutely felt. She focuses on applied governance and institutional design rather than compliance-driven approaches.

At the Alliance, she provides strategic direction and convenes a transdisciplinary community working on practical AI governance frameworks. She regularly engages with policymakers, civil society, and industry actors, and contributes as a keynote speaker, author, and guest lecturer.

Contributors

Project-based collaborators supporting applied work across AI governance, policy, and research.

Advisory Council

Senior experts offering strategic guidance across governance, technology policy, and humanitarian practice.

Collective

Contributors, ambassadors, and collaborators supporting the Alliance’s work across regions and initiatives.

  • Andrew Ford Lyons (he/him)

    Media & Digital Security

  • Anisa Abeytia (she/her)

    Digital Equity, UNHCR Innovation Changemaker

  • Ata Gowani (he/him)

    SSWE I @ HubSpot, Privacy & Security

  • Aziza El Azizi (she/هي/ella)

    Intersectional Feminism, Young Women In Peacebuilding

  • Carlos Granados Domínguez

    Disability Rights & Disruptive Technologies

  • Caroline Lancelot Miltgen (she/her)

    Social & Behavioral Scientist

  • Cecilia Garcia Podoley

    Lawyer / Ethics & Compliance Expert

  • César Said Rosales Torres

    General Coordinator at fAIr LAC/IDB Lab

  • Daniela Monteiro (she/her)

    Employer brand & Communication

  • Estefanie J Govea (she/her)

    Tech & human rights

  • Feven Laine (they/them)

    GTM Strategy @ Adobe

  • Gabriela Del Barco - Renard (she/her)

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  • Harshini Rajachander (she/her)

    Entrepreneur and Writer

  • Hekmat Hasan

    AI Defence & Security

  • Klaus Speidel

    Art and Technology

  • Kuenzang Tobgay

    Bhutan AI Society

  • Lamiaa Soliman (she/her)

    Global Growth & Corp Dev Leader

  • Ley (Ashley) Muller

    Ethical AI governance

  • María Fernanda Viteri Vela

    Operations Strategist

  • Michael L. Bąk

    Policy, Ethical Tech + Democracy

  • Misty Malonzo (she/her)

    DEI & Recruitment

  • Nour Naim

    AI Bias & Ethics Expert

  • Olivia Gillman (she//her)

    Theatre, Film and AI Ethics

  • Payal Padhy (she/her)

    AI Safety & Strategy

  • Putri Berlyanti

    Interdisciplinary researcher and Sociology

  • Raoul Bollen (he/him)

    HR Strategy

  • Réka Németh

    Business Development

  • Ryan Yunis (he/him)

    Tech for Socioeconomic Development

  • Sara Albakri

    Student University Edinburgh

  • Snežana Nikčević

    Civic Tech Advocate

In Practice