Jake Okechukwu Effoduh is an Assistant Professor at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law of the Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada, where he teaches Technology Law, Data Science Law and Cybersecurity Law.

His research focuses on the intersections of AI, human rights, and international law. He has contributed to a broad range of AI policy development in several countries, including Canada, the United States, Brazil, Kenya, South Africa, China and Nigeria. Effoduh has held fellowships at Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Ottawa, and the University of Cape Town. He is a Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst Fellow and the Editor-in-Chief of the Transnational Tech Law Review. He is also a UNESCO Expert on AI and the Rule of Law. Some of Effoduh’s works have been published by the Harvard Human Rights Journal, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Journal of Robotics, AI and Law, Journal of Scholarly Publishing, Journal of Sustainable Development, Law and Policy, African Journal of Legal Studies, and TWAIL Review.

He is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Frontier Risks and a Forum Expert on Human Rights. He is an alumnus of the Abuja Hub of the Global Shapers Community, where he served as Deputy Curator and Curator and led the Global Shapers Community-wide Equity and Inclusion Steering Committee.