Artificial Intelligence Consultant Chris Draper

Dr. Chris Draper, PE, PhD, is a renowned leader and innovator with a unique focus on safe and effective Artificial intelligence (AI) Augmented Systems and their impact on privacy, security, and operational appropriateness. A licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) and certified mediator, he combines technical expertise with a deep understanding of legal and policy frameworks.

Dr. Draper is an operations focused technologist who delivers strategic transformations designed to improve the safety of human-dependent technology systems. With leadership experience across industries such as aerospace, automotive, real estate, renewable energy, and green finance, I have delivered results for organizations ranging from small nonprofit to Fortune 500 companies.

Consulting Services:

• Economic Development analysis and programming
• Startup Development
• Prioritize opportunities based on risk, duration, and reward
• Architect, coach, and manage teams through implementation; and provides strategic framing and regulatory support for non-traditional technologies 
• Business process transformation and AI augmentation
• Land Use Restriction Agreements (LURAs) and sustainability trading

Background Experience - Dr. Draper serves as a former or fractional expert in the roles of CTO, CEO, and COO in industries ranging from aerospace to renewable fuels, individualized education to property management. He also serves as a Visiting Scholar at Indiana University’s Ostrom Workshop, where he contributes to the Human Impact Unit Standards Working Group and Blockchain Governance Initiative; as a Fellow at the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution, focusing on privacy, data protection, and conflict resolution in digital ecosystems.

Dr. Draper has authored numerous publications in leading journals and conferences, addressing the legal and ethical challenges posed by AI, online dispute resolution, and data governance. His works, such as "Informational Sovereignty: A New Framework for AI Regulation" and "Ethical Technology Risk: Identifying Reasonable Data Protection for ODR", have shaped discourse in AI law and policy globally. His contributions to Thomson Reuters' Leading Legal Disruption, multiple articles within the International Journal on Online Dispute Resolution, and the chapter "Online Dispute Resolution Data Security" in Online Dispute Resolution - Theory and Practice, Second Edition reflect his commitment to advancing legal scholarship in the age of AI. He has also authored multiple chapters in the upcoming books The Environmental Knowledge Commons: Cases and Lessons for Knowledge Sharing by Cambridge University Press and Governing Artificial Intelligence being published by Brill in early 2025. This “Safe AI Basics” handbook is the training material required for SafetAI Board Member qualification, with content based upon the upcoming “Governing Artificial Intelligence” due out in Q2 2025 by Brill.

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