JoAnn Stonier

JoAnn C. Stonier is a globally recognized leader at the intersection of artificial intelligence, data strategy and responsible technology governance.  JoAnn is currently the President of Cantellus Group, an advisory practice focused on AI governance, enterprise risk and data strategy for boards and senior leadership teams. Her work is grounded in a distinctive values before architecture philosophy – the conviction that the most durable and trustworthy systems are built when human values precede technical design.  Previously JoAnn served as Mastercard’s first Fellow of Data & AI and the company’s pioneering Chief Data & Analytics Officer and Chief Privacy Officer – she spent decades building frameworks, cultures and architectures that define the management of data and the deployment of AI at scale. Her thought leadership extends across academia and international policy.  She teaches at Carnegie Mellon University and Pratt Institute and contributes to responsible technology frameworks with the World Economic Forum, the United Nations and the OECD.  She is a sought-after speaker and advisor on agentic AI design, regulatory compliance and the governance imperatives facing corporate boards in an era of rapid AI advancement.  JoAnn is also a lawyer admitted in New York and New Jersey and acts as an advisor to several institutions including:  MoBagel, EqualAI, Elementum, the Institute for Advertising Ethics among others.