Team
LawZero is bringing together a team of AI researchers, engineers and dedicated professionals who are building the next generation of AI in an environment that puts safety and mission integrity first. The organization is also pulling together a seasoned leadership team to drive this ambitious mission forward.
Co-President and Scientific Director
Considered one of the world’s leaders in AI and deep learning, and the most cited scientist in the field, Yoshua Bengio is the recipient of the 2018 A.M. Turing Award, which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of computer science. In 2023, recognizing the rapid progress of private labs toward AGI and beyond and the profound implications for humanity, Yoshua decided to devote the rest of his career to mitigating catastrophic AI risks and developing AI for the benefit of all. His new scientific direction led to the foundation of LawZero in 2025.
Yoshua is a Full Professor of computer science at Université de Montréal, Founder and Scientific Advisor of Mila, a Canada CIFAR AI Chair, and Chair of the International AI Safety Report.
Co-President and Executive Director
Sam Ramadori is the Co-President and Executive Director of LawZero, a nonprofit organization founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio, the most cited AI researcher in the world, committed to advancing research and creating technical solutions that enable safe-by-design AI systems.
Sam is an entrepreneur in the field of AI. Prior to joining LawZero, he was the CEO of BrainBox AI, where he led the innovative team that sought to apply cutting edge AI to the challenge of decarbonizing the built environment – one of the largest GHG emitting sectors on the planet. In addition to managing the day-to-day execution of the company’s growth plan, Sam was responsible for fundraising and promoting the positive impact that AI technology is having on this critical global climate issue.
Earlier in his career, Sam dedicated 15 years to private equity investing, holding leadership roles within the private equity platforms of institutional asset managers and family offices. He is a graduate of the MBA program at the Richard Ivey School of Business and completed Civil and Common Law degrees at the University of Ottawa.
