Kara Schneider joins Syntony as Head of Europe and Responsible Systems
Kara will lead Syntony’s work in Europe from Brussels and lead responsible and ethical systems across the whole company.
Syntony welcomes Kara Schneider as Head of Europe and Responsible Systems. The role brings two leadership responsibilities together.
Based in Brussels, Kara will lead Syntony’s work in Europe as the firm’s main point of contact for EU institutions, clients and partners. She will also lead responsible and ethical systems across the whole company, covering how AI and other advanced systems affect human rights and how the organizations that build and use them should govern them.
International justice, human rights and data science
Before joining Syntony, Kara worked with UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector in Paris on scientific freedom and the safety of scientists, and with International Bridges to Justice in Geneva on international justice and human rights programming.
She holds an MSc in International Relations and International Law from the University of Aberdeen and an MSc in Human Rights and Data Science from the American University of Paris, and is pursuing an Advanced Master in European Governance at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
From Research Affiliate to Head of Europe and Responsible Systems
Kara first joined Syntony as a Research Affiliate. Her research there has focused on synthetic media, evidentiary integrity and protecting historical testimony from AI-enabled manipulation. In her new role she will also guide Research Affiliates working on AI governance and human rights.
