Ismael Kherroubi Garcia

Consultant with demonstrable experience in AI Ethics and Research Governance. I bring strong analytical and project management skills with a client-centric approach. I have extensive knowledge in AI Governance processes, organisational development and implementing effective workplace cultures. I currently run my own AI Ethics & Research Governance Consultancy – Kairoi – on a part-time basis. I graduated from the London School of Economics with distinction, where my dissertation was on the nature of building research teams from diverse disciplines.

If you find any of the below interesting and wonder how we could work together, please feel free to reach out via LinkedIn.

Kairoi

Founder & Executive Director – Aug 2022 to present

  • Marketing
  • Business Operations
  • Networking
  • Report writing
  • Public speaking

NASA

Subject matter expert: Ethos of Open Science – Jun to Oct 2022

  • Generated content for the NASA mission Transform to Open Science through a one-week hackathon
  • Worked in a small team focussed on the module "Ethos of Open Science" where trainees would learn about the historical context from which open science rises, as well as the complex systems of thought and practices that meet in this movement
  • Worked with NASA colleagues on further content revisions
  • Marketing
  • Business Operations
  • Networking
  • Report writing
  • Public speaking

The Alan Turing Institute

Research Ethics Governance Manager – Apr 2020 to Jan 2022

  • Stand-alone position managing the members and process of the Turing's research ethics committee (the Ethics Advisory Group), reporting to its Chair.
  • Integrated research governance processes into the organisation's wider governance structures by developing policies in conjunction with the General Counsel and Legal team, with input from the Public Policy Programme's Ethics Theme, and the EDI Advisory Group's research co-chair.
  • Designed a new research ethics committee process and a new questionnaire fthat drew on Leslie (ibid.) and The Turing Way (The Turing Way Community 2019).
  • Developed research ethics training sessions that I delivered to principle investigators and early career researchers through the Data Study Groups programme.
  • Provided initial review of all ethics applications, and convened research teams to create thoughtful discussions about their work.
  • Collaborated with Sopra Steria and the Centre for Digital Built Britain by feeding into the Gemini Principles – Sopra Steria produced this report.
  • Provided an in-depth analysis of the ICO's draft AI and Data Protection Risk Toolkit with Dr. Adrian Weller in response to their consultation.
  • Supported the Public Policy programme in creating training materials for civil servants to engage with the guidance Understanding artificial intelligence ethics and safety (Leslie, 2019).
  • Formed part of the “enrichment student” recruitment panel in 2020, supporting a fair recruitment process that emphasised the ethics of research proposals.
  • Worked closely with the principal investigators of many cutting-edge data science projects to ensure they were conducted thoughtfully and responsibly; amongst others, there were various AI for Science and Government workpackages, the inception of the online harms observatory, the trustworthy identity systems project, and the NHSx COVID app.
  • Workshop facilitation
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Corporate Governance
  • Research Management
  • Creating organisational values through dialogue
  • Science communication

Recruitment Officer – October 2019 to March 2020

  • Fast-paced function requiring great organisation skills.
  • Designed job descriptions across multiple academic programmes and business teams.
  • Developed new monthly reports on diversity data of different recruitment campaigns.
  • Standardised internal recruitment processes and designed a dashboard to keep track of the many job advertisements, ongoing interview processes, and job offers being made.
  • Interviewed candidates for various positions, from events coordinators to associate-level data scientists
  • Prioritisation skills
  • Succession Planning

The Royal Opera House

HR Generalist – September 2018 to September 2019

  • Coordinated high-volume recruitment campaigns.
  • Interviewed the three HR Managers and their administrators to establish their approaches to recruitment and fine-tune a more standardised process for the entire ROH to follow.
  • Supported large assessment centres for high-volume recruitment campaigns, and interviewed as a Disability Confident Employer.
  • Ran semi-annual ideation sessions with senior executives (the Senior Managers' Forum) to reflect on the organisation’s culture and uncover ways to feed more varied views into the ROH’s strategy.
  • Liaised with heads of department to discover recruitment needs within sales and customer service.
  • Represented the ROH at job fairs to increase our employer brand recognition.
  • For Mental Health Awareness Week 2019, brought staff together from different departments to feel encouraged to be honest about mental health in the workplace, by designing and co-ordinating a "corporate step challenge", and supporting other initiatives.
  • Supporting ongoing training programmes on management skills.
  • Raised awareness of activities in improving staff inclusion and wellbeing through both the staff D&I network and broader inter-organisational networks.
  • HR Management
  • Internal Communications
  • Talent Management
  • Employee relations

Art Fund

HR Administrator – February to August 2018

  • Supported the learning & development strategy by curating reports on performance appraisals.
  • Created an FAQ page on the intranet on HR processes.
  • Wrote contracts and other letters for all stages of the employee lifecycle.
  • Became GDPR champion for HR, handling Subject Access Requests from job applicants and former members of staff.
  • Liaised with potential D&I training providers and implemented a diversity questionnaire for staff and job applicants.
  • Attention to detail
  • Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg, LP

Acting Deputy Team Leader – Jan to Aug 2017

  • Monitored flow of questions on FX, fixed income and portfolio analysis through the Help Desk, to ensure reps were responding accurately.
  • Partnered with HR and Sales managers to design and implement the 2017 Summer Internship for the Analytics department.
  • Provided mentoring to new staff and coaching to interns during their time at Bloomberg.
  • Ensured junior team members were appropriately supported by advising management on development needs.
  • Prioritisation skills
  • Management skills
  • Sales skills

Financial Products Sales & Analytics Rep – Jan to Dec 2016

  • Assisted customers, in Spanish and English, with FX, Fixed Income and Portfolio Analyses.
  • Discovered complex workflow solutions that are relevant to clients’ specific roles to sales leads.
  • Received first-class training in finance and developed a deep understanding of the financial markets.
  • Knowledge of financial markets
  • Customer service

London School of Economics & Political Science

Researcher – January to July 2020

  • Designed research framework together with two fellow students to investigate LSE’s below-average attendance from disabled students
  • Worked closely with Admissions, Wipdening Participation, and Disability & Wellbeing departments to ensure our analyses were useful to them.
  • Conducted statistical analysis of admissions data for the previous eight years using Excel, as well as a benchmarking exercise versus other Russell Group universities.
  • Surveyed 150 disabled students to gather insight into their shared experiences as LSE alumni.
  • Advised on helpful policies, including a proposal for improved feedback collection, and the establishment of a Disabled Student Council; our recommendations were picked by LSE’s disability service starting 2020/21 and considered in LSE’s data strategy.
  • Teamwork
  • Project management

Education

London School of Economics & Political Science

MSc Philosophy of the Social Sciences – Sep 2019 to Aug 2022

Acacia Learning

Associate Diploma in People Management – Feb to Nov 2018

University of Alicante

BA Business Management & Administration – Sep 2011 to Aug 2015

LSE Summer School

Organisational Leadership – 2013

IES Marcos Zaragoza

Bachillerato (Spanish A-Levels equivalent) in Social Sciences – Sep 2009 to Aug 2011

Research Experience

Publications

Talks

Conferences & Workshops

Workshop on Data Hazards

Jean Golding Institute – September 2021

Workshops on Supporting AI Research Ethics Committees

Ada Lovelace Institute – May 2021

Postgraduate Philosophy Conference

LSE – September 2020

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For an academic version of this CV, go here.