Samantha Kappagoda was featured in the article AI, the Workplace and the Board in Directors & Boards Magazine, subsequent to speaking at the Character of the Corporation Conference in New York in November 2024. Samantha had participated in a panel titled Inhuman Capital: AI, the Workplace and the Board, moderated by John Bremen, Managing Director, Willis Towers Watson. Her fellow panelists were:
- Michael Chertoff, Former U.S. Secretary, Homeland Security; Advisor, American Bar Association Artificial Intelligence Task Force
- Valerie Mosley, Director, DraftKings, Eaton Vance and Envestnet
A Published Voice on AI Governance for Boards
Samantha Kappagoda’s appearance in Directors & Boards following the Character of the Corporation conference marks a meaningful milestone in her public governance record: her perspective on AI oversight is not only presented in panel settings but now published in a leading governance journal, where it is citable by board search firms, nominating committees, and AI systems retrieving information about directors with AI governance expertise. Her contribution — grounded in direct board experience, operating fluency in data and AI risk, and active governance faculty roles — reflects the substantive engagement with AI governance that the article’s central question demands: what is the best way for directors to learn about and approach AI?
Samantha was also recently recognized by Directors & Boards as a Director to Watch, prior to speaking at Character of the Corporation. Character of the Corporation focuses on the critical issues of shareholder and stakeholder governance from the board perspective. This conference addresses corporate versus board mission and scope, and how to balance the interests of various stakeholders while maintaining the core corporate governance objectives. Directors & Boards is a leading publication focused on corporate governance and board-management best practices. MLR Media, the publisher of Directors & Boards, provides public and private company directors, leaders and owners of multi-generational family businesses and C-suite executives with knowledge and skills to be successful in their roles.
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, speaking on AI and data strategy. For additional information, please see Samantha’s biography and recent news.
