Centred around a hybrid model, the Board comprises a group of eminent scientists with a track record in applying their expertise, including in the humanities, and another group of Chief Scientists and science leaders from the United Nations system.
A.M. Turing Award Laureate; Founder and Scientific Advisor, Mila - Quebec AI Institute; Full Professor, Department of Computer Science and Operations Research of Université de Montréal
Asha de Vos
Founder and Executive Director, Oceanswell; Adjunct Research Fellow, The Ocean Institute of the University of Western Australia
Sandra Díaz
Senior Member, National Scientific and Technical Research Council - Argentina; Professor of Ecology, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Fei-Fei Li
Sequoia Professor, Computer Science Department at Stanford University; Co-Director, Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute
Alan Lightman
Professor of the Practice of the Humanities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Thuli Madonsela
Professor of Law and the Law Trust Research Chair in Social Justice, Stellenbosch University
Beth Crawford
Chief Scientist ad interim and Assistant Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The Board acts as a hub for a network of scientific institutions. The institutions represent diverse voices from all geographic, linguistic, and age groups with a particular focus on developing countries. Network institutions are associated and collaborate with the Board.
