Samantha Kappagoda was a Speaker on AI at the Society for Corporate Governance Annual Conference

Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Data Scientist of Numerati^® Partners and Independent Director of the Credit Suisse Funds, was invited to speak at the Society for Corporate Governance annual conference Elevating Governance on July 9-12, 2025 in Colorado Springs. She participated in the plenary panel AI and Beyond: Where are the Technological Opportunities and Risks Over the Next Five Years? 

The panel was moderated by Katherine Kelly, Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Meta Platforms. Samantha’s fellow panelists were Christine Battist, Audit Chair, Capital Southwest and Bolt; Lars Cromley, Technology Fellow in the Office of the CTO at Deloitte; and Mary Ellen Smith, board member, Openlane.

Samantha is frequently invited to speak on governance topics including AI and data governance, cybersecurity, and financial market volatility and global economic trends.

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.