Miriam Vogel

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Miriam Vogel is a lawyer, former government senior executive, an adjunct professor of law and a podcast host.

Miriam currently serves as the President and CEO of EqualAI, a non-profit whose mission is to reduce unconscious bias in artificial intelligence (AI). In this role, she hosts EqualAI’s podcast, In AI We Trust and serves as the chair of the National AI Advisory Committee National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC). The NAIAC is directed by Congress to advise the White House on AI policy matters. Miriam has a background in Technology Law and Policy, and taught Technology Law & Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, where she also serves as chair of the alumni board. She also serves on the board of the Responsible AI Institute (RAII) and is a senior advisor to the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). Her work has been featured in Axios [1], [2], techcrunch [3], and numerous other outlets [4], [5], [6], [7]

NAIAC has fulfilled its mission well beyond the expectations listed in the statute, including numerous recommendations, nearly a year of monthly public meetings with NAIAC members and community leader and stakeholder briefings, statements and findings. [8]

Previously, Miriam served in U.S. government leadership, most recently as Associate Deputy Attorney General. Under Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, Miriam spearheaded the Implicit Bias Training for Federal Law Enforcement, as well as the department's Intellectual Property (IP) efforts to identify and dismantle IP theft. She also served two White House Administrations, most recently as the Acting Director of Justice and Regulatory Affairs. In these roles, she led the President’s Equal Pay Task Force and advised White House leadership on initiatives ranging from women, LGBT, economic, regulatory and food safety policy to criminal justice matters.

Prior to her service to the White House, Miriam was Associate General Counsel at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and practiced entertainment/corporate transactional law at Sheppard Mullin in Los Angeles. Miriam began her legal career as a federal clerk in Denver, Colorado after graduating from Georgetown University Law Center and is a third generation alumna from the University of Michigan.

Miriam lives in the DC area with her husband and two daughters.

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