Bio

Brenda Leong is the Director of ZwillGen’s AI Division, a legal function uniquely designed to enable a partnership between lawyers and data scientists. Brenda leads the division in developing policies and practices around AI governance, including evaluating and red-teaming Generative AI, building model risk management frameworks, and performing model audits, along with designing and automating AI-related policies and procedures.

Before joining ZwillGen, Brenda was Managing Partner at Luminos.Law where she and her team pioneered many of the innovative audit and testing processes now operated by ZwillGen.

Brenda also serves as an adjunct faculty member teaching AI and Biometrics at the IE University Law School Executive Program. She is an Advisory Board member of the IAPP AI Center and is a trainer for their AI Governance Professional certification program.

Previously, Brenda was Senior Counsel and Director of AI and Ethics at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) where she oversaw the development and analysis of AI and ML resources. She has a particular focus and experience on the responsible use of biometrics and digital identity, including facial recognition, facial analysis, and emerging issues around voice-operated systems.

Prior to her work at FPF, Brenda served in the U.S. Air Force. She is a 2014 graduate of George Mason University School of Law. She has taught Privacy, Security, and AI Law courses at Penn State Law and George Mason School of Law.