Board & Advisory

Chloe Autio (she/her) joined the Humane Intelligence Board of Directors in April 2025 and stepped into the role of President of the Board in August 2025. She is a technology policy expert with nearly a decade of experience advising organizations on AI policy and governance. Through her advisory practice (Autio Strategies), she consults for government, private companies, and intergovernmental organizations at the forefront of AI policy and regulation. Chloe started her work in technology policy at Intel Corp., where she led the company’s AI and emerging technology policy portfolio and the development of its enterprise Responsible AI program. She is an Adjunct AI Policy Advisor at the Institute for Security and Technology. Her insights have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, POLITICO, Bloomberg, and other outlets. She holds an economics degree from UC Berkeley. She lives in the Washington DC area.

Linda Raftree (she/her) joined the Humane Intelligence Board of Directors in August 2025. She serves as its Secretary. Linda focuses on the ethical use of emerging technology, data and AI in international development, human rights, and humanitarian contexts. She is the founder of the MERL Tech Initiative (MTI), which has been exploring the responsible use of digital tools and data since 2014. Linda is a well-known convener who brings together critical thinkers from the monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL), data science, and tech sectors to share emerging challenges, collaborate, strengthen capacities, and identify good practices.​ She leads MTI’s 1600+ member Natural Language Processing Community of Practice (NLP-CoP) and runs the New York City Technology Salon. She has advised a range of foundations, bilateral agencies, and global non-profit organizations on responsible AI, data policy and practice, digital safeguarding, inclusive digital approaches, and safe programming. Linda is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP & CIPM).

Aaron Gonzales (he/him) joined the Humane Intelligence Board of Directors in August 2025. He previously served as a technical advisor to the organization, and is now a Machine Learning Research Engineer at NVIDIA.

Amy Sample Ward (they/them) believes that technology should be accessible and accountable to everyone, especially communities historically and systemically excluded from the digital world. They are the CEO of NTEN, a nonprofit creating a world where missions and movements are more successful through the skillful and equitable use of technology. Amy’s second book, “Social Change Anytime Everywhere,” was a Terry McAdam Book Award finalist. Their latest book, “The Tech That Comes Next,” co-authored with Afua Bruce, addresses the opportunities for change makers, technologists, philanthropists, and policymakers to build an equitable world with technology.

Admas Kanyagia (she/her) is a senior leader with over two decades of experience advancing inclusion and social impact across sectors. She leads Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at GitHub, where she’s shaping inclusive culture and inclusive innovation. Her career spans leadership roles in corporate social impact at DigitalOcean and GitHub, strategy consulting at FSG and Accenture, and program innovation in affordable housing. Admas holds degrees from Stanford and Harvard, and is based in Oakland, CA.

Georgia (she/her) joined Superbloom in 2018, returning to her first passions — usability and human centered design. She has been working to change who technology serves as an advocate in the internet health movement focusing on issues such as security, privacy, and equitable access to technology. Her work has focused on the intersection of human-centered design, communities, physical space, and technology – e.g. how technology intersects with human rights — access to information and the right to communicate. Georgia brings over 20 years of experience at the intersection of usability and design, technology, data, policy, and nonprofit leadership. In addition to her work at Superbloom, Georgia is the chair of the Advisory Committee for Measurement Lab and serves as an advisor to TechCongress.

Gina Assaf (she/her) – is a Senior UX Research Leader and Digital Design Consultant, and Co-Founder and Managing Director of Olive Branch International Digital Solutions (OBI Digital). With 25+ years of experience in human-centered design and research across healthcare, technology, and global development sectors, she brings expertise in participatory research methodologies, patient-centered design, and ethical technology development. Through Olive Branch International Digital Solutions, she leads strategic research and design initiatives for Fortune 500 companies and international organizations including the World Bank, GIZ, and the UN. Gina is also Co-Founder and Co-Lead of the Patient-led Research Collaborative. She has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications on Long COVID research and conducted medical education for healthcare providers. Gina holds a Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University and Bachelors in Computer Science from San Diego State University.

Jed (he/him) has spent his career working at the intersection of data, product development, cloud computing, economics, and policy. He has helped create data sharing best practices that have been adopted worldwide by NASA, USGS, Google, Microsoft and other institutions around the world. He has taught at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs and is a technical fellow at the Taylor Geospatial Engine and technical advisor to Flickr Foundation. He has previously served as technical advisor to the Landsat Advisory Group and on the board of directors of NatureServe. Before joining Radiant Earth, he created the Amazon Web Services Open Data Program. A proud student of the humanities, he uses his “spare time” to produce Techs on Texts, a podcast about the intersection of literature and technology. He is fluent in Spanish, pretty good at Portuguese, and can passably order food in German.

Benjamin Kinsella (he/him) is an operator and educator working at the intersection of human-centered AI, education, and data. He was previously a member of OpenAI’s Human Data team where he supported model training, evaluation, and AI safety preparedness. Earlier, Benjamin led operations and product at early-stage companies, and advised nonprofits, foundations, and mission-driven organizations on topics including data governance, AI transformation, and responsible AI deployment. Benjamin holds a PhD from Rutgers University and lectures at Columbia University.

Afua Bruce (she/her) is a leading voice at the intersection of technology, data, and social impact. She is the Principal of ANB Advisory Group, where she helps organizations across sectors strengthen their technical and data strategies. Prior to founding ANB Advisory Group, Afua held senior science and technology roles at the White House, the FBI, and IBM. Afua is a sought-after speaker and author, known for her insights on ethical technology, responsible AI, and innovation for social enterprises. Her newest book, The Tech That Comes Next, explores how communities and technologists can collaborate to build a more equitable future. Afua was honored with a statue in the If/Then Exhibit highlighting women in STEM, which was displayed in the Smithsonian. She is an affiliate at Harvard Kennedy School’s Berkman Klein Center, sits on the board of Code the Dream, and is a member of the Center for Democracy and Technology’s Advisory Council.