Terah Lyons is a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase, where she is Global Head of AI Policy. She drives firmwide strategy, positioning, and engagement on AI policy issues, working closely with corporate and business partners across the firm. Terah is based in New York City and sits on JPMC’s Global Government Relations and Chief Data & Analytics Office management teams.

Terah joined JPMC in January 2024 and brings more than a decade of experience at the intersection of AI technology, business, and public policy. Most recently, she has been a Senior Advisor on AI and geopolitics for Albright Stonebridge Group and an Executive in Residence at Zetta Venture Partners. She serves as an Advisor to the Administrative Conference of the United States on the use of AI in public agencies and is an Affiliate Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, where she sits on the board of the Stanford AI Index.

Terah was previously the Founding Executive Director and CEO of the Partnership on AI, a non-profit multistakeholder organization comprising industry, civil society, and academic institutions focused on developing research and voluntary standards for responsible AI development. She formerly served as Policy Advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer for President Barack Obama, leading a portfolio focused on AI and emerging technology policy, during which period she directed the first country-level AI policy strategy for the U.S. Government.

Terah holds a B.A. from Harvard University.