Rohan Sharma
Selected Evidence of Expertise — AI Governance, Corporate Governance and Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies
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Opening Statement
This portfolio provides selected, independently verifiable evidence supporting Rohan Sharma’s expertise in artificial-intelligence governance, international standards, corporate oversight, enterprise transformation and emerging-technology policy. All materials cited below are public and non-confidential.
Evidence at a Glance
| Area | Evidence | Independent Source |
|---|---|---|
| AI governance | Author, AI and the Boardroom (401 pages, peer-reviewed) | Springer Nature / Apress, 2024 |
| Agentic AI | Board-level governance playbook for autonomous AI systems | World Economic Forum, 2026 |
| Responsible innovation | Three published articles on AI governance and public-private cooperation | World Economic Forum, 2024–2026 |
| International standards | Participates in ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 AI standards activities through U.S. national body | OECD.AI expert profile and official record |
| AI risk and accountability | Member, OECD.AI Expert Community — Risk and Accountability | OECD.AI, 2024–Present |
| Technology policy | Two articles on U.S.–India AI cooperation and sovereign compute | ORF America, 2026 |
| Corporate governance | Board-focused publications on director duties and AI oversight | Institute of Directors; Forbes Business Council |
| Public policy | AI validation recommendation read into official U.S. federal advisory transcript | U.S. HITAC, February 2026 |
| Public governance | Appointed Zone 7 Commissioner, Riverside County | Riverside County official record |
| Civic AI | Rising Civic AI Leaders programme alumnus | Aspen Institute / Aspen Digital |
Selected Publications
1 · Book
AI and the Boardroom: Insights into Governance, Strategy, and the Responsible Adoption of AI
Springer Nature / Apress · 2024 · 401 pages
A practitioner book addressing board oversight, enterprise risk, regulation, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property and responsible AI adoption. Referenced in academic publications including work published by Nature Portfolio.
2 · World Economic Forum
From Systems of Record to Systems of Trust: A Board-Level Playbook for Governing Agentic AI
World Economic Forum · Forum Stories · April 2026
Examines board accountability, delegated machine authority, deployment constraints, monitoring and human authorization for autonomous AI systems.
3 · World Economic Forum
The $4.8 Trillion AI Trust Crisis: Why Public-Private Partnerships Are Key for Equitable Innovation
World Economic Forum · Forum Stories · September 2025
Proposes public-private approaches to AI assurance, incident reporting, infrastructure, workforce development and responsible adoption.
4 · World Economic Forum
How Public-Private Partnerships Can Ensure Ethical, Sustainable and Inclusive AI Development
World Economic Forum · Forum Stories · November 2024
5 · ORF America
U.S.–India AI Cooperation Hinges on Standards and Infrastructure
ORF America · April 2026
6 · ORF America
How the United States and India Can Overcome the Sovereign Compute Trap in AI
ORF America · June 2026
7 · Institute of Directors
Blending Intelligence and Empathy: A Boardroom Imperative for Human-Centric AI
Institute of Directors · 2025
8 · Independent Academic Citation
Nature Portfolio article citing AI and the Boardroom
Nature Portfolio · 2025 · Independent academic use
Additional publications: Forbes Business Council (2024–2025, 8 articles). Full index: rohansharma.net/official-record
Institutional and Public-Policy Evidence
OECD.AI — Member, Expert Community, Risk and Accountability
Official profile documenting participation in the OECD.AI Expert Community, contributing practitioner perspectives on systemic AI risk, auditability, cross-border regulatory interoperability and governance.
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 — U.S. National-Body Participant, Artificial Intelligence
Participates through the U.S. national-body process in ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 artificial-intelligence standards activities concerning governance, risk management, assurance and related applications. No publicly searchable ISO or INCITS individual-expert directory exists; the OECD.AI profile and official-record index serve as the verifiable independent reference for this role. Standards work products, meeting documents and national-body correspondence are not reproduced here.
Fulbright Specialist — U.S. Department of State, AI Policy and Governance (2026–2029)
Selected to the Fulbright Specialist Roster in AI policy and governance. Independent press coverage of the appointment:
Aspen Institute — Rising Civic AI Leader, Aspen Digital Policy Academy
Selected for a national cohort examining the civic, institutional and public-policy implications of artificial intelligence.
Riverside County — Appointed Zone 7 Commissioner, Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Appointed public-sector role involving capital-improvement hearings, infrastructure planning, public budget deliberations and long-range community resilience. Official commissioner listing and district glossary:
U.S. HITAC — Federal Advisory Committee Record, February 2026
Written recommendation concerning validation requirements for non-deterministic AI systems was read into the official transcript of the U.S. Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, February 19, 2026. Full transcript available at the link below; name and recommendation appear within the written-comments section.
Applied Enterprise Experience
Mattel, Inc.
2024–Present
2024–Present
Enterprise data, analytics and responsible-AI governance across global business functions; policy development and cross-functional operating practices aligned with emerging AI requirements.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
2021–2023
2021–2023
Regulated digital transformation ($75M programme) supporting FDA, GxP, SOX and information-security requirements across life-sciences operations.
Disney / Hulu
2018–2020
2018–2020
Analytics and data-platform leadership for advertising and streaming operations; multi-cloud data migration serving 43M+ subscribers.
Apple Inc.
2017
2017
Data governance and GDPR-readiness assessments for media products; remediation of high-risk data processes ahead of regulatory implementation.
Selected Speaking Engagements
“Trustworthy AI” — TEDxYale
AI Governance — CEO Panel — The Atlantic CEO Council
Enterprise AI: Scaling Beyond Pilots — The Atlantic × Glean Summit · 2025
Complete Professional Record
A complete index of publications, public submissions, speaking engagements and appointments is available at:
This portfolio is a curated verification document. The official-record index provides the full archive. All claims in this document are supported by publicly accessible, independently maintained sources.