Leaders

Global directory of Black AI leadership.

Executives, researchers, founders, educators and policymakers shaping the field.

Dr. Amara Okonkwo

Dr. Amara Okonkwo

AI Ethics Director, Stanford

USA

AI EthicsPolicyEquity
Marcus Bellamy

Marcus Bellamy

Founder & CEO, Vertex AI Labs

USA

FoundersStartupsLLMs
Prof. Naomi Achebe

Prof. Naomi Achebe

Chair of AI, University of Lagos

Nigeria

ResearchEducationAfrica
Jordan Whitfield

Jordan Whitfield

Principal Engineer, OpenAI

USA

LLMsEngineeringOpen Source
Dr. Léa Mensah

Dr. Léa Mensah

Head of AI, African Union

Ghana

PolicyGovernment
Kwame Johnson

Kwame Johnson

Partner, Harlem Capital

USA

InvestingVentureStartups
Ayanna Reid

Ayanna Reid

Director, MIT CSAIL Equity Lab

USA

ResearchFairness
Sefu Abara

Sefu Abara

Robotics Lead, DeepMind

UK

RoboticsReinforcement Learning