About
Dr Florian Ostmann is a Distinguished Policy Fellow in the LSE Data Science Institute. He is responsible for projects spanning regulatory and non-regulatory governance mechanisms for AI, alongside wider work on the policy implications of AI and other emerging technologies. Before joining LSE, Florian was Director of AI Governance and Regulatory Innovation at The Alan Turing Institute. In that role, he led the Institute’s work on the AI Standards Hub, an initiative focused on knowledge sharing, community engagement, strategic research, and international cooperation on standards for AI technologies.
Much of Florian’s sector-specific work has centred on financial services. His projects include an examination of responsible AI innovation in financial services commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority, and an assessment of how data and machine learning can be used to identify modern slavery risks in investment settings commissioned by the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre. He also has experience in ethical and policy issues in public health.
Florian serves in several advisory roles at national and international level, including as a member of the OECD Network of Experts on AI and the World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance working group on Resilient Governance and Regulation. In the past, he served on the Royal Statistical Society’s Data Science Section Committee and contributed to the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems.
Previously, Florian has worked at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University, for the Pan American Health Organization, and as a consultant on autonomous vehicle policy, social impact measurement and responsible investment. He holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an MA and PhD from University College London.