Karla Yee Amezaga is Lead in the Data Policy team (Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution) and Lead of the "Resilient Governance and Regulation" working group of the AI Governance Alliance. She is originally from Mexico. She is passionate about exploring the ways in which AI, data and technology in general can promote digital transformation of governments, cross-sector collaboration, user-centered services, and inclusive development around the world. Prior to joining the Forum, Karla worked at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), supporting digital government and statistical capacity building projects. Before that, she worked at the World Bank, OECD, Ashoka Changemakers, and the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Karla holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from the University of California - San Diego (UCSD), and bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and in International Relations from the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM).