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Susan Gonzales

Susan Gonzales founded AIandYou in 2019, a nonprofit that educates communities about artificial intelligence in easy-to-understand language. She spent five years at Facebook, where she launched Community Engagement in Policy, after more than 20 years in external affairs, policy, and communications at Fortune 500 companies. On the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee she co-chaired AI Education and Awareness, advised President Biden, and co-authored Enhancing AI Literacy for the United States in 2023. In January 2025 she urged a national AI literacy campaign to raise curiosity and lower fear. She is founder and CEO of AIandYou, and in 2025 Women in AI named her AI Social Impact Leader of the Year for North America.

Now at
AIandYou and NIST AI Safety Consortium

Timeline

  1. By 2019

    Policy work at Facebook

    She spends five years at Facebook, where she launches Community Engagement in Policy, after more than 20 years in external affairs, policy, and communications at Fortune 500 companies. In 2019 she founds AIandYou.

  2. 2019

    Founding the nonprofit AIandYou

    In 2019 she launches AIandYou, a nonprofit, to educate marginalized communities about artificial intelligence in easy-to-understand language. AIandYou provides online resources on how AI affects people's lives and livelihoods.

  3. 2022–2023

    Literacy reports for government

    She co-authors A Pathway to Equity and Inclusion in AI for the World Economic Forum in 2022 and Enhancing AI Literacy for the United States, a 2023 recommendation from the National AI Advisory Committee to the White House. She co-chairs AI Education and Awareness on the committee, advising President Biden, and she is appointed to the NIST AI Safety Consortium.

  4. April 2023

    A Brookings NAIAC panel

    In April 2023 she speaks at Brookings as founder and CEO of AIandYou and as a member of the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee. The committee launches in April 2022 to advise the president on AI.

  5. January 2025

    A national literacy campaign

    In January 2025 she speaks as CEO of AIandYou and as the lead NAIAC member on the AI literacy recommendation. She calls for a national AI literacy campaign to raise curiosity and lower fear, with the White House as convener.

  6. March 2025

    Public education on AI

    In March 2025 she is founder and CEO of AIandYou, a platform that educates the public on the opportunities and challenges of AI. Her work influences the National AI Initiative under former President Biden.

  7. June 2025

    Social impact leader award

    In June 2025 Women in AI names her AI Social Impact Leader of the Year for North America. She is founder and CEO of AIandYou and serves on the boards of EqualAI and the Eva Longoria Foundation.

Sources and credits

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  1. Susan Gonzales lulac.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  2. AI Literacy Series: Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Communities with Susan Gonzales - EqualAI equalai.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  3. Susan Gonzales lulac.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  4. The future of AI: A discussion with AI experts | Brookings brookings.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  5. Presidential AI advisers sign off on 10 priority recommendations for Trump | FedScoop fedscoop.com. Checked 16 October 2026.
  6. Recognizing the (un)Hidden Figures in AI | Brookings brookings.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  7. Susan Gonzales Receives Women in AI North America Award for AI Social Impact Leader of the Year einpresswire.com. Checked 16 October 2026.