About · Why the Hub exists
There is an opportunity for institutional investors to play a greater role in helping companies and humanity navigate the upcoming wave of AI disruption. The Investor AI Resource Hub is a non-profit that supports investors by creating shared resources and connecting them with AI governance and safety experts.
The risks and opportunities AI creates for humanity, and the regulations and best practices to manage these impacts, are becoming highly material to investment decisions. Equally, companies listen to their shareholders and so investors can play an important role in encouraging and supporting companies to develop and deploy AI responsibly.
A key challenge for investors is the complexity and rapid development of AI, alongside the lack of independent research tailored for investors. The ecosystem of AI governance and safety non-profits has the necessary expertise, but currently places minimal focus on reaching investors. The Investor AI Resource Hub aims to bridge this gap by curating, translating, and distributing content from AI governance and safety non-profits to investors.
The Investor AI Resource Hub aggregates and produces guides to relevant resources, distributes relevant AI governance research to investors, and hosts investor briefings with AI governance experts.
The Investor AI Resource Hub is a non-profit initiative funded by Omidyar Network and the AI Safety Tactical Opportunities Fund.
Team
Laurie Fitzjohn-Sykes
Laurie has worked for 20 years in investment research. Prior to founding the Investor AI Resource Hub he co-led the ESG research team at BNP Paribas in equity research, was Head of Governance Research at HSBC and Director of Research at Tomorrow’s Company, a non-profit responsible business think tank. He started his career as a financial analyst in equity research and private equity. He was previously a member of the UK Financial Reporting Council’s Investor Advisory Group and the ICAEW’s Technical Strategy Board. He has a first in Economics from Cambridge University. He is currently a Strategic Advisor to Omidyar Network and a Research Affiliate with the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative.
Tom Maitland
Tom brings a decade of experience in economic policy and capital markets. He joins the Investor AI Resource Hub from the Centre for the Governance of AI, where he was a Seasonal Research Fellow covering the AI governance implications of frontier developer IPOs. Prior to this he was a Senior Manager at the Confederation of British Industry, covering capital markets and sustainable finance, including leading the CBI Listed Companies Group and a secondment to the UK government-commissioned Transition Finance Market Review. He started his career at PwC, advising governments and multilateral institutions on strategy, finance, economics, and public policy. He is a qualified accountant (ICAEW) with an MSc in quantitative finance from the University of London and an MSc in history from the London School of Economics. He was a Policy Fellow at the Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge, and is currently a Talos Network AI Policy Leader Fellow.