Vanessa Parli

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Director of Research Programs at Stanford HAI (also titled Managing Director of Programs and External Engagement in the institute’s leadership listings). Manages HAI’s industry research partnerships, executive education, policy engagement, and the AI Index.

Background bridges quantitative research and program management — prior to Stanford, worked in management consulting using statistics, machine learning, and data science to advise government agencies, biotech firms, and nonprofits. MS in Engineering Management and Computational Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University; BA in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University.

Member of the AI Index Steering Committee; recurring co-author of the annual report.

Appears in this wiki via

• 2026-04-28-ai-index-report-2025 — co-author, 8th edition.
• 2026-04-30-ai-index-report-2026 — co-author, 9th edition.