Jane Awuor

Jane Awuor is a privacy and AI governance specialist with expertise in data protection, AI governance, digital policy, and regulatory compliance. As Principal Advisor, Privacy & AI Governance at the African Centre for AI Governance and Oversight (ACAIGO), she leads the Centre's advisory practice, providing strategic guidance to governments, regulators, businesses, and public institutions on AI governance, privacy, and digital policy. She advises clients on the development of governance frameworks, regulatory compliance strategies, and policy solutions that support the responsible adoption and governance of emerging technologies.

Jane has advised multinational corporations, technology companies, pharmaceutical organizations, non-governmental organizations, and public institutions on a broad range of data protection and AI governance matters. Her experience includes designing and implementing privacy compliance programmes, conducting data protection and AI impact assessments, developing governance frameworks, advising on cross-border data transfers, implementing privacy-by-design programmes, and supporting organisations in meeting their regulatory obligations across multiple jurisdictions.

She has also contributed to AI policy development and regulatory reform through legal research, policy analysis, consultation responses, and advisory work on emerging technologies. Her areas of expertise include AI governance, data protection and privacy, digital policy, cybersecurity governance, and technology regulation.

Jane has completed a Master's in Artificial Intelligence and the Law at Queen Mary University of London. She also completed an Advanced Training Programme on Digital Human Rights at Lund University, Sweden. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a certified privacy professional.