Petra Abbam

Petra Abbam is an experienced professional currently serving as Principal Responsible AI Manager at BBC since January 2016, where responsibilities include acting as Executive Lead to the Chief People Officer and overseeing business and HR functions. Previous roles at BBC include Private Secretary to the Chairman and managing publishing operations for BBC Proms. Petra's career began at JP Morgan Chase as Global Technology Officer and progressed through various roles in publishing and media, achieving a significant revenue increase in their National Operations Manager role at Rendezvous The Romance Bookstore. Educational background includes a BSc in Computer Science with French from The University of Manchester, and studies at Université de Bordeaux and Imperial College London.