Serena Oduro

As Data & Society’s policy manager, Serena Oduro leads and manages the organization’s state-level policy engagement. Driven by her dedication to realizing an AI ecosystem that truly benefits us all, she is passionate about advancing a sociotechnical and rights-forward approach to AI governance. Serena has given multiple presentations and talks about her policy and independent work on AI and Black feminism, including at ACM FAccT, Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center, UC Berkeley, Africa Law Tech Festival, and Credo AI’s Responsible AI Summit, where she was featured in the AI-conic Minds series. She is a Ragdale HUMAN Residency Fellow, awarded in support of her developing poetry collection which centers a Black feminist analysis and approach to AI. Her work has appeared in academic journals and publications and news media, including Politico, Meatspace Press, and Patterns. Previously, Serena was a technology equity fellow at The Greenlining Institute, where she provided key support for Greenlining’s sponsorship of the Automated Decision Systems Accountability Act of 2021. She received a bachelor’s degree in history from Seattle University, where she also minored in philosophy, business, global African studies, and Mandarin.