Samantha Kappagoda was a Speaker on AI Governance at WCD Global Institute
Samantha Kappagoda, Chief Data Scientist of Numerati® Partners and Independent Director of the Credit Suisse Funds was a speaker on AI Governance at the WCD Global Institute 25th Anniversary conference on October 5-7, 2025 in Chicago. She participated in a plenary fireside chat titled Generative AI at the Board Level, alongside the following fellow presenters:
- David Fisher: Global Audit Incubation Hub Leader, KPMG US
- Anne Zavarella: Co-Leader, KPMG Board Leadership Center, KPMG US
Samantha previously participated in the panel GenAI/Technology Risk & Audit Committee Oversight for WCD in March 2025. Women Corporate Directors (WCD) is the world’s largest membership organization and community of women corporate board directors. A 501(c)(3) foundation, WCD is a trusted community of directors serving on more than 8,500 public and private boards around the world.
Samantha Kappagoda currently serves as an Independent Director / Trustee, Nominating Committee Chair and Audit Committee Member of Credit Suisse Funds now under UBS (NYSE: UBS), 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.
