DoctorOlivia Erdélyi

Dr. Olivia J. Erdelyi is an internationally recognized AI and regulatory expert, advisor, consultant, and auditor with a multidisciplinary background in computer science, economics, law, and political science. Her work centers around responsible AI (RAI) and developing a sustainable and robust regulatory environment to enable beneficial development and societal adoption of emerging technologies, in particular AI. She is active in international AI policymaking and advises governments and organizations on their journey towards AI readiness.

Beyond her current roles as Senior Lecturer Above the Bar at University of Canterbury, Chief Governance Officer (CGO) at BAIC, and Partner AI Ethics and Governance at PHI Institute, Olivia is member of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ), the Law and Policy Group at the International Panel for the Information Environment (IPIE), and serves as an expert in various policy and standardization bodies, including the OECD Network of Experts (ONE AI), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Prior to these roles, she was a Mercator Visiting Professor at University of Bonn, a consultant to the OECD, Director of Ethics and Policy at Soul Machines, and has worked with international law firms, the Court of Justice of the European Union, and the European Commission.