Erica Finkle

Erica Finkle is director of AI policy at Meta. Since joining what was then Facebook, in 2017, she has worked to develop approaches both internally and in public policy to promote the responsible development of technologies like machine learning and AI. Most recently, she has led Meta’s policy, safety, and governance approaches to AI agents. Finkle and her team have worked closely with other teams within the company (product, engineering, research), as well as external technology-policy experts, to advance responsible practices for users interacting with the company’s products and technologies. She has shaped Meta’s commitments and policy approaches on issues such as AI, privacy, online safety, health technologies and social-impact products. Finkle previously served as a policy manager for the city and county of San Francisco, working on the use of data and technology to advance research and policy goals. Prior to that, she was an attorney at Linklaters LLP in London. Finkle holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School, an M.A. in public policy from the University of Oxford, an M.A. in international criminal law from the University of Amsterdam, and a B.A. in political science from Cornell University.