Geoff Schaefer is a member of the AI-NC3 Executive Committee.

Geoff Schaefer is the Vice President of AI Strategy and Governance at Leidos. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Trustees at The Washington Center, and was selected as one of the “Top AI Executives to Watch in 2025” by WashingtonExec. He is also the author of the forthcoming book, “Building an Agentic Organization: Navigating the Strategy, Governance, and Economics of AI” with Kogan Page.

Geoff has written and spoken widely about AI strategy and governance, including at the University of Cambridge, the University of Virginia, and in a series of podcasts with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. His work has been featured in MIT Technology Review, Lawfare, Fast Company, EQUATION magazine, and more.

Before joining Leidos, Geoff worked for a variety of organizations across the intelligence community and financial sector, including as the Head of Responsible AI and Chief AI Ethics Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton. He started his career as an intelligence analyst at the FBI, specializing in counterintelligence, innovation, and technology strategy. Later in the financial industry, he helped develop capabilities at the intersection of security and technology at Bridgewater Associates and co-led the Applied Critical Thinking Group as an Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.