Christina Montgomery

Vice President and Chief Privacy & Trust Officer

Christina Montgomery is Vice President and Chief Privacy & Trust Officer for IBM, overseeing the company’s privacy, data and AI governance program on a global basis, and directing all aspects of IBM’s privacy policies. She also chairs IBM’s AI Ethics Board, a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the governance and decision-making process for technology ethics policies and practices.

During her tenure at IBM, Christina has served in a variety of positions including Managing Attorney, cybersecurity counsel and, most recently, Corporate Secretary to the company’s Board of Directors.

A global leader in AI Ethics and governance, Christina is a member of the United States’ National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which is tasked with advising the President and the National AI Initiative office on a range of topics related to AI. Christina is also an Advisory Board Member and on the AI Leadership Council of the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), Advisory Council Member of the Center for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) , and a member of the Board of Directors and the AI Governance Advisory Board for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

She received a B.A. from Binghamton University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.