Bio

Dr. Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a philosopher of science, innovation policy expert, and serial entrepreneur. He is passionate about innovation for impact. In Canada, he held positions of Economist, Community Safety Advisor, and Senior Manager of Life Sciences Programs. Internationally, he was the inaugural Technical Advisor in Innovation, Science and Competitiveness to the President of the Republic of Haiti. Jean-Jacques is currently Network Manager at the new AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness, an initiative to work alongside countries in the Global South to develop equitable and responsible AI solutions to improve public health outcomes. Through his boutique consultancy Rousseau Ventures, he's worked with a wide range of clients, including life science companies, universities and colleges, community services organization, and tech start ups. Jean-Jacques holds a B.A. in Law and a B.A.(Hons) in Philosophy from Carleton University, a Schulich MBA, and PhD in Philosophy of Science from the University of Toronto. He recently completed a three years as Postdoctoral Fellow in Explainability & Trust in AI Systems at the Lassonde School of Engineering. He lives between Toronto and Montreal and is the CEO of the startup DAKA AI.