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Karen Silverman

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Chief Executive Officer, Founder at The Cantellus Group
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Karen Silverman is the CEO and Founder of The Cantellus Group, advising global companies on practical governance for AI and frontier technologies. Her expertise is built on over 20 years at Latham & Watkins, LLP, where she was a partner specializing in antitrust, M&A, and crisis management. She earned her JD from the University of California, Berkeley.

She serves on the boards of non-profits like AIEDU, which supports K-12 AI curricula, and Not For Sale, an anti-human trafficking organization. Karen is a frequent speaker and author, contributing to publications from the World Economic Forum and MIT Sloan Management Review on technology and corporate governance.

Karen was named one of the Top Ten Innovative Lawyers by the Financial Times and recognized as one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.

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Current Role
Chief Executive Officer, Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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AI Governance
As CEO of The Cantellus Group and a member of the World Economic Forum's Global AI Council, her primary focus is on creating practical AI governance strategies for global organizations.
Ethical Technology
She frequently speaks on using AI ethically, emphasizing that embedding ethics into innovation allows companies to move faster and build trust. She has been named one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.
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Career

Work history

Chief Executive Officer, Founder
The Cantellus Group
1-2023
Chairman of the Board
Krunam
1-2023
Member, Global AI Council, Global Innovator, and Experts Network
World Economic Forum
Outside General Counsel
HIMSS
Partner
Latham & Watkins
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Education
2018 - 2019
Certificate
MIT Sloan Executive Education
1985 - 1988
JD
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
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