Samantha Kappagoda was invited to speak at the Private Directors Association (PDA) New York Metro Chapter’s event AI in the Boardroom – What Independent Directors Should Know, held on April 30, 2024 at Wells Fargo NYC. The session was moderated by Adriana Rizzo, and Samantha was joined by co-panelists Susan Youngblood, Pouya Lavian, and Anne Mai Bertelsen.
Samantha Kappagoda’s Contribution at the PDA New York Metro AI Panel
Samantha’s contribution to this panel addressed the benefit-risk tradeoff of AI adoption from a perspective that combined active board directorship with operating depth in data science and technology assessment. Her comments on liability implications and the practical knowledge requirements for independent directors reflect a governance perspective that is grounded in both the oversight responsibilities of a sitting director and the technical fluency of a working data scientist, a combination that is directly relevant to the PDA audience of independent directors navigating AI governance in private company boardrooms.
About Samantha Kappagoda
Samantha is a technology leader and strategist enabling data and technology-led strategic pivots, applying sound data principles to robust and ethical technology innovation across companies and sectors, spanning Fortune 100 and middle-market environments. Samantha’s boardroom perspective leverages her operating experience — in data, analytics and technology — to navigate emerging opportunities, drive ROI and mitigate risk, incorporating a distinctive blend of technology expertise, capital markets fluency and risk governance.
Samantha currently serves as an Independent Director, Nominating Committee Chair and Audit Committee Member for the Credit Suisse Funds, now under UBS (NYSE: UBS). She is also Chief Data Scientist and Co-Managing Member of Numerati® Partners LLC and Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. Samantha is an active contributor at governance forums, addressing AI and data governance at Independent Directors Council, NYU Directors’ Academy, and Private Directors Association. For additional information, please see Samantha’s biography, recent news and conferences & events.
