Anne Bouverot (born 21 March 1966) is a French business executive, engineer, AI researcher, and a philanthropist.
Anne Bouverot (born 21 March 1966) is a French business executive, engineer, AI researcher, and a philanthropist.
Anne Bouverot attended the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris where she studied computer science leading to an M.S. (1985) and later a Ph.D in artificial intelligence (in 1991). [1] She also graduated with a degree in telecommunications from Telecom ParisTech. [2]
In the early 1990s, Bouverot worked as IT project manager for Telmex in Mexico. [3]
From 1996, she worked for the U.S. company Global One until 2002 when she was appointed vice president at Equant's IT services unit. She worked at Orange for more than 19 years in different positions. [4] In 2004, she was chief of staff to the CEO of Orange in the UK, returning to Paris in 2007 to work on international business development with assignments in Kenya, Armenia, Tunisian and Portugal. She then became executive vice president, mobile services, for France Télécom Orange. [5]
In 2011, she replaced Rob Conway and was appointed CEO and board member of GSMA, the global association of mobile operators. [6] While she was with GSMA, Bouverot promoted initiatives for attracting more women to work in the mobile and ICT sectors, launching the Connected Women programme which hosts events around the world. [7] She has also been instrumental in organizing the GSMA's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Held each year, the event attracts prominent speakers from the mobile and related fields. [8]
In August 2015, she joined as Chair and CEO, Morpho (subsequently renamed Safran Identity & Security), a company providing biometrics and cryptography solutions for governments and businesses, with 8,600 people in 55 countries and €2B in revenue. Morpho was acquired by Advent International at the end of 2017 and renamed Idemia. [6]
In 2018, to reconcile interest in science and technology with a desire to contribute to a fairer society, Anne Bouverot and Tanya Perelmuter co-founded Fondation Abeona. Abeona promotes responsible approach to AI and studies its impact on society. [1] [9] [10]
The foundation created the AI and Social Justice Chair at ENS whose first guest was Dr. Kate Crawford, professor at New York University and co-founder of the AI Now Institute. And it also launched, in partnership with OpenClassrooms and Institut Montaigne, «DestinationAI», a MOOC on risks and opportunities of AI, already followed by more than 250,000 people. [11]
In March 2024, Bouverot and an economist Philippe Aghion presented to the president of France Emmanuel Macron their report on AI technologies and how they could be turned into an engine of the country's economy. [12]
On March 29, 2024, Bouverot was asked by Macron to organise world's next AI Safety Summit. [13]
Anne Bouverot was made Knight of the National Order of Merit and Officer of the Legion of Honor (France). [9]
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