Elettra Ronchi
Elettra Ronchi, PhD, MPP, former Head of Unit and international policy analyst at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is, since January 2022 , senior policy consultant and adjunct lecturer in data governance, privacy and digital health.
Dr. Ronchi has more than 25 years of experience as international policy analyst evaluating the instruments available to governments to improve the public benefits from investments in health, science and technology. Work under her guidance at the OECD has included policy research, multi-lateral work, and the development of OECD Council legal instruments, including the 2021 Recommendation on Children in the Digital Environment and the 2016 Recommendation on Health Data Governance.
She has published extensively on the intersection of digital technology and governance with a particular focus on the health sector, and is on the editorial board of a range of journals, including most recently the International Journal of Medical Informatics. She has also served as expert on various advisory boards, e.g., the Ethics Advisory Council of the International Covid-19 Data Alliance, and the Working Group on Data Governance of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence.
Elettra Ronchi started her policy career in 1993 as consultant for the United Nations Development Programme, before which she held academic research and teaching positions in the U.S. and France.