Oliver Patel

Enterprise AI Governance Lead AstraZeneca

AI governance leader with a decade of experience at the intersection of responsible AI, data privacy and digital technology policy. Lead the Global Enterprise AI Governance team at AstraZeneca, a global pharmaceutical company with over 80,000 employees and a deep AI ecosystem. Passionate advocate for the safe, trustworthy and responsible development and use of AI. Translator between the technical and non-technical worlds. Leader, educator and public speaker, with experience working in academia and research at University College London, in public policy and digital diplomacy for the UK Government, and as a media commentator and political analyst on outlets like BBC, Sky News and CNN.