JoAnn C. Stonier serves as President at Cantellus Group, a technology-forward consulting organization, where she focuses on Data, AI and Privacy, having previously served as Mastercard’s Chief Data Officer and Chief Privacy Officer and as a Fellow of Data & AI. She is a recognized global data strategist with extensive experience in artificial intelligence, data governance, data science, and privacy as well as in the development of data services and platforms, all created with an emphasis on responsible data design. A lawyer and privacy professional, she also keeps pace with the changing data and AI regulatory landscape with an eye toward practical implementation solutions. She has advised industry executives, governments and NGOs on both commercial and non-profit solutions.

As a recognized expert, JoAnn has also led global efforts on data and AI including co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future’s Councils on Data Policy and on Data Equity; chair of the USCIB Data policy group, and member of the United Nations Expert Group on Governance and Artificial Intelligence.  Ms. Stonier is a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University where she teaches in several of their Data and AI professional programs, and is an adjunct professor at Pratt Institute, where she teaches in their Design Management Master’s program. She also acts as a board and strategic advisor to several institutions including:  Omnicom Group, MoBagel, Keebo, Lytical Ventures, EqualAI, Elementum and the Institute for Advertising Ethics.