Samantha Kappagoda was a Speaker on AI for BDO In the Boardroom Podcast
Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Data Scientist of Numerati® Partners and Independent Director of the Credit Suisse Funds was a speaker on AI for the BDO In the Boardroom Podcast, in a session titled Risk Aspects of Technological Innovation Boards May NOT Be Thinking About, hosted by Amy Rojik, National Managing Principal – Corporate Governance at BDO. In this session, Samantha covered several topics relating to board governance of AI and data, including the following:
- Strategic oversight and board accountability
- Understanding board dynamics and responsibilities
- The value of peer forums
- Impact of AI on human capital
- Risk and regulation
- Operational resilience and cybersecurity threats
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Samantha Kappagoda currently serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds, which are comprised of closed-end funds (NYSE: DHY and CIK) and open-end funds investing in commodity, high yield and credit strategies. She is also Chief Data Scientist and Co-Managing Member of Numerati Partners LLC, Visiting Scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences NYU, advising research activities at RiskEcon® Lab for Decision Metrics @ Courant Institute, and a Member of the Business Board of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto.





