John Etchemendy

American philosopher — Provost of Stanford (2000–2017) — co-founder of Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI) with Fei-Fei Li — logician who has been at the center of Stanford's AI governance efforts.

Creates the institutional framework for human-centered AI research at Stanford — Etchemendy and Li's HAI institute established human benefit as the organizing principle for AI research, influencing how Stanford frames its AI research agenda.