PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Kathy Pham

Kathy Pham is a computer scientist whose work connects AI ethics with government, computing education, and healthcare. She earned computer science degrees at Georgia Tech, joined the U.S. Digital Service as a founding product and engineering member, and called for ethics and responsibility to become core parts of computer science education. She co-founded Mozilla's Fix-the-Internet Incubator, served as Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the Federal Trade Commission and as the inaugural executive director of the National AI Advisory Committee, then led AI and machine-learning work at Workday and received the 2024 Technical Leadership Abie Award. Since May 2026, she is Head of AI at Revive, where she guides AI strategy for care access, operational efficiency, and member experience.

Now at
Revive

Timeline

  1. 2007–2009

    Computer science degrees

    She earns a B.S. in computer science at Georgia Tech in 2007 and an M.S. in 2009.

  2. December 2014

    Founding U.S. Digital Service member

    In December 2014, she joins the U.S. Digital Service as a founding product and engineering member.

  3. October 2018

    Ethics in computer science

    In October 2018, she calls for ethics and responsibility to become core parts of computer science education.

  4. 2020

    Fix-the-Internet Incubator

    In 2020, she co-founds Mozilla Builders' Fix-the-Internet Incubator, which supports and funds teams and start-ups with ideas for a better internet.

  5. 2021

    Deputy CTO at the FTC

    In 2021, she becomes Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the Federal Trade Commission.

  6. 2023

    Executive director of NAIAC

    In 2023, she becomes the inaugural Executive Director of the U.S. National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee.

  7. 2024

    Workday AI and an ABIE award

    At Workday, she serves as Vice President of AI and Machine Learning and receives the 2024 Technical Leadership Abie Award.

  8. Since May 2026

    Head of AI at Revive

    She joins Revive as Head of AI in May 2026 and leads its AI strategy for care access, operational efficiency, and member experience.

Career

  1. Since 2026ReviveHead of AI
  2. From 2024WorkdayVice President of AI and Machine Learning
  3. From 2023National Artificial Intelligence Advisory CommitteeExecutive Director
  4. From 2021Federal Trade CommissionDeputy Chief Technology Officer
  5. From 2014United States Digital ServiceFounding product and engineering member

Education

  1. 2009Georgia Institute of TechnologyM.S.
  2. 2007Georgia Institute of TechnologyB.S. in computer science

From the biography.

  1. Through 2025, first appointments to public AI advisory and safety bodies peaked in 2023Includes Kathy Pham. We estimate when the people shaping AI entered public advisory and safety bodies, which institutions connect them, and where they worked beforehand. Through 2025, first recorded appointments peaked in 2023 at 42 people.
  2. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Georgia Institute of Technology. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  3. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labsIncludes Georgia Institute of Technology. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, recent citations, dual appointments and job moves across 2,420 university researchers and 308 frontier-lab researchers.
  4. People shaping AI work at a median of 3 organizations over a career: 3 for university starters and institute and lab starters, versus 2 for company startersIncludes Georgia Institute of Technology. Across 6,853 people shaping AI with a dated work role, we estimate a median of 3 parent organizations over a career (mean 3.6), comparing role groups, starting sectors and starting decades from the 1950s to 2020–2026.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Entrepreneurial Upstarts coe.gatech.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Kathy Pham, B.S. CS '07, M.S. CS '09 | College of Computing cc.gatech.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Kathy Pham - U.S. Digital Service Founding Archive usdigitalserviceorigins.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Announcing a Competition for Ethics in Computer Science, with up to $3.5 Million in Prizes blog.mozilla.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Kathy Pham | Workday US workday.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Kathy Pham | Harvard Kennedy School hks.harvard.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Kathy Pham en.wikipedia.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  8. Kathy Pham | Berkman Klein Center cyber.harvard.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  9. Georgia Tech CS Alumna Celebrated for Pioneering Technical Leadership cc.gatech.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  10. Video: Future Forward HR: Middle Managers Are Key Players in HR’s AI Evolution blog.workday.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  11. Revive Appoints Kathy Pham as Head of AI | Revive revive.health. Checked 20 October 2026.
  12. Responsible AI in Healthcare revive.health. Checked 20 October 2026.
  13. Nurse-1-1 Company Overview, Contact Details & Competitors | LeadIQ leadiq.com. Checked 20 October 2026.