a public policy executive
+ social scientist
a public policy executive
+ social scientist
I'm building a more fair, equitable, and tech-just world.
I build high-visibility initiatives on behalf of underserved communities to advance responsible technology design and deployment that delivers impactful results. I have a proven record of developing effective programs, motivating teams to action, and influencing public policy. I'm a skilled communicator and relationship-builder with internal stakeholders as well as corporate, non-profit, and government entities. I'm also a motivational leader of teams in advancing and integrating DEI strategies.
Dr. Dominique Harrison is a mission-oriented public policy executive and expert on the intersection of racial equity and responsible innovation in finance, technology, and telecommunications. Currently, she serves as the Deputy Director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives (OMBI) at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within the Department of Commerce. At OMBI, she co-leads a federally funded grantmaking office that engages Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges & Universities (TCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), along with their surrounding communities, to promote economic growth, expand high-speed internet connectivity and digital opportunities.
Before joining OMBI, Dr. Harrison held the position of Director of the Racial Equity Design and Data Initiative (REDDI) at Citibank. In this role, she championed responsible innovation, financial inclusion, and racial equity across Citi’s products and services. Prior to her tenure at Citi, she served as the Director of Technology Policy at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, where she established and led the Center’s Technology Policy Program. Her work focused on the impact of platform accountability, broadband access, and privacy and algorithmic fairness on Black communities.
Dr. Harrison’s career also includes roles as the Project Director of the Aspen Digital Program at the Aspen Institute, where she developed and led initiatives at the intersection of equity, technology, and public policy. Additionally, she has held academic positions at Howard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Trinity Washington University.
An active member of the tech policy community, Dr. Harrison serves on the Program Committee of the Research Conference on Communications, Information, and Internet Policy (TPRC), the Center for Democracy & Technology, and the Rock Health Innovation Council. She was a community panelist for NASA’s Transform to Open Science (TOPS) and Year of Open Science initiatives, and a member of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC), where she chaired the Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group.
Dr. Harrison holds a B.S. in Advertising from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, an M.A. in Media Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in Technology, Policy, and Society from Howard University. Her scholarship focuses on race, multistakeholder governance, and communications policy and has been featured on NPR, CSPAN, NBC News, Roll Call, and The Hechinger Report. Dr. Harrison is the proud child of Jamaican immigrants and enjoys globetrotting with her husband at a moment’s notice.
I participated in a podcast where we discussed the need for a policy agenda for "Rural AI."
Moderated a panel that explored how AI technologies and policies must uphold civil rights by mitigating harms in election interference, the criminal legal system, and life opportunities (housing, jobs, education, etc.).
An op-ed co-authored with Michael Akinwumi, Chief Responsible AI Officer at the National Fair Housing Alliance. We delve into two major challenges that arise in an age of rapidly advancing AI: skepticism toward developers' ability to create safe, secure, and trustworthy systems, and the tension between ethical development and private investment in innovation.
Served as a participant in the bipartisan AI Insight Forum, hosted by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), on the high-impact uses of AI. It aims to explore the highest impact areas, including important topics like AI in the financial sector and health industry, and
Served as a participant in the bipartisan AI Insight Forum, hosted by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), on the high-impact uses of AI. It aims to explore the highest impact areas, including important topics like AI in the financial sector and health industry, and how AI developers and deployers can best mitigate potential harms.
Participated in a workshop to:
Moderated a fireside chat with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.
Served as a moderator for the Congressional Black Caucus 52nd Annual Legislative Conference Technology Equity Session.
Served as a panelist for the 2023 National Fair Housing Alliance National Conference, The Fair Housing Act at 55: Advancing a Blueprint for Equity.
Served as a moderator for Session III: Consumer Credit: A Case Study in Model Transparency and Algorithmic Bias hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce and National Institute of Standards and Technology, FinRegLab, and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI).
Building Racial Equity into Innovation Ecosystems
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