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Miriam Vogel

As of October 2026, Miriam Vogel is president and CEO of EqualAI, a nonprofit founded in 2018 to reduce unconscious bias in AI. From April 2022 to April 2025 she chaired the National AI Advisory Committee, a group that advises the president and federal agencies on AI policy. In May 2024 she set out three questions for building AI: for whom the system is built, what its envisioned use cases are, and for whom it can fail. She co-wrote Governing the Machine with Paul Dongha and Ray Eitel-Porter, a book on AI governance published in October 2025. Forbes and Mika Brzezinski named her a 2025 Forbes 50 Over 50 recipient, and in September 2026 she testified at an emergency hearing that called for a U.S.-China agreement on AI.

Timeline

  1. 2018

    EqualAI, an anti-bias nonprofit

    EqualAI is founded in 2018 to reduce unconscious bias in the development and use of artificial intelligence.

  2. April 2022–April 2025

    Chairing the National AI Advisory Committee

    In April 2022 the Commerce Department names her chair of the inaugural National AI Advisory Committee, a group that advises the president and federal agencies on AI policy. She holds that role until April 2025.

  3. May 2024

    Three questions for AI builders

    In a May 2024 TechCrunch interview she sets out three questions for building AI: for whom the system is built, what its envisioned use cases are, and for whom it can fail.

  4. 2025

    Named to Forbes 50 Over 50

    Forbes and Mika Brzezinski name her a 2025 Forbes 50 Over 50 recipient.

  5. October 2025

    A book on AI governance

    In October 2025 she launches Governing the Machine, a Bloomsbury book that she co-writes with Paul Dongha and Ray Eitel-Porter.

  6. September 2026

    Testimony on a U.S.-China AI agreement

    In September 2026 she testifies at an emergency hearing calling for a U.S.-China agreement on AI, organized by Congressman Ro Khanna.

  7. As of October 2026

    President and CEO of EqualAI

    She is president and CEO of EqualAI, a nonprofit founded in 2018 that helps companies and policymakers implement AI governance frameworks.

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  1. Business leaders commemorate anniversary of EqualAI and its new leadership role on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee - Aug 2, 2022 pr.liveperson.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. 27 Artificial Intelligence Experts First To Serve On Commerce Advisory Board - Nextgov/FCW nextgov.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Miriam Vogel - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Women in AI: Miriam Vogel stresses the need for responsible AI | TechCrunch techcrunch.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Miriam Vogel - EqualAI equalai.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. In AI We Trust? | Governing the Machine Book Launch – Miriam Vogel, Paul Dongha, and Ray Eitel-Porter equalai.transistor.fm. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. EqualAI President & CEO Miriam Vogel Testifies at an Emergency Hearing Organized by the Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP - EqualAI equalai.org. Checked 14 October 2026.