Canan Erez

Canan Erez has a diverse work experience in the fields of AI, digital policy, teaching, and technology. Canan is currently working as a Research Team Lead at the Center for AI and Digital Policy since December 2022, where they also served as an AI Policy Clinic - Research Fellow starting from August 2022. Canan is also a Graduate Teaching Fellow in AI & Data Science at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences since October 2022.

Prior to these roles, Canan worked at Apple as a Software QA Tester since October 2020 and later took on the responsibilities of an Inclusion & Diversity Advocate and Data Protection Officer (DPO). Canan was also an AI/ML Computational Linguist & Project Leader for Siri at Apple.

Additionally, Canan has experience in event organizing as an Event Organizer for the German American Conference at Harvard from May 2021 to December 2021. Canan was also a Student Ambassador for the Harvard WECode: Women Engineers Code Conference in February and March 2018.

Canan has also contributed to the tech industry through their role as a Mentor in Tech for Mentors in Tech (MinT), where they helped tech students at smaller colleges launch their careers and bridge the social capital gap in mentoring and industry connections.

Prior to that, Canan worked at Microsoft as the STEP International Interns Lead and in the Compliance & Technology Unit for Responsible AI. Canan was a Forbes Under 30 Scholar at Forbes and served as a Team Lead/Graduate Teaching Fellow at the University of Oxford.

Canan started their professional career at SAP, where they worked in Global Customer Operations and the Center for Digital Leadership.

Overall, Canan Erez's work experience encompasses various roles and responsibilities in AI, research, teaching, technology, event organizing, and mentoring.

Canan Erez has an extensive education history which includes various degrees and certifications. Canan holds an MBA from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Canan also attended Harvard Law School, specializing in Intellectual Property Law. Additionally, they obtained an ALM degree in Information Management Systems from Harvard University. Canan Erez pursued their undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford, where they focused on IT Systems Analysis & Design. Canan holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Medical Informatics from Heidelberg University. Canan Erez further expanded their knowledge in IT and legal fields by studying IT-Recht / Legal Tech at the Universität des Saarlandes. Apart from their degrees, they have completed multiple certifications including Information Security Officer from TÜV NORD GROUP, Female Business Angel Academy from Female Investors Network (FIN), IT-Recht für Software-Entwickler from Hasso Plattner Institute, and many more.