Hessie Jones is a Journalist, Strategist and Investor advocating for human-centred AI, education and the ethical distribution of AI in this era of transformation.  She is Cofounder of Personally identifiable Information Standards Architecture (PIISA), developing an open model to detect and remediate PII in AI models; and is also a cofounding member of MyData Canada.  She is also on the Board of Women in AI Ethics™ (WAIE)  Each year we publish the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics elevated the voices of experts from multidisciplinary backgrounds and showcased the role of diverse perspectives in responsible design and development of AI models and systems. n her work, she aims to advance the quality of human-computer experiences through values-based innovation prioritizing human-centred design.

Hessie is also an advisor and innovations manager at Altitude Accelerator. She is also a board member with Technology for Good Canada and a contributor/editor to GritDaily, and Forbes, as well as a former editor for Towards Data Science.

She helped developed PIISA.org and is the Cofounder of Personally identifiable Information Standards Architecture (PIISA), developing an open model to detect and remediate PII in AI models.

As a Cofounding Member of MyData Canada – she is committed to disseminating, contextualizing and operationalizing MyData Global principles in Canada through advocacy and education, through ready solutions and through companies aligned with our security/privacy values. The vision is to become an essential voice of technological and social change that impacts the data rights of all Canadians and influences the national debate where policy, technology, education, and business intersect.