# Gwendolyn Carpenter

> Gwendolyn Carpenter is the Head of Artificial Intelligence Division at the European Investment Bank (EIB), where she defines and executes the Group's AI strategy, builds its enterprise AI platform, and leads EU AI Act compliance efforts. A veteran European policy practitioner, she has shaped digital innovation agendas across smart cities, social innovation research, and cybercrime policy - most recently turning her expertise toward the frontier challenge of governing AI inside one of the world's largest development finance institutions.

- **Role:** Head of Artificial Intelligence Division at European Investment Bank (EIB)
- **Organizations:** European Investment Bank (EIB), JASPERS, RAND Europe, The Work Foundation, Danish Technological Institute
- **Education:** Unknown, London School of Economics (LSE)
- **Known for:** Head of AI Division at European Investment Bank, one of the world's largest development finance institutions, Co-authored RAND feasibility study that laid the groundwork for the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, Led TEPSIE research programme across six European institutions on social innovation foundations

## Career timeline

- **1999-2004** — Programme Manager, iSociety project at The Work Foundation (UK) - the UK's largest non-governmental funded interdisciplinary research project on technology's impact on society
- **2011-2012** — Project Director at Danish Technological Institute for TEPSIE - a European Commission 7th Framework Programme dissemination project on social innovation foundations across Europe
- **2012** — Researcher at RAND Europe - co-authored the Feasibility Study for a European Cybercrime Centre (TR1218), which led to the creation of EC3 at Europol
- **2012-2022** — Smart Development Advisor at European Investment Bank / JASPERS - advised on smart city strategies, digital innovation ecosystems, and EU-funded urban development projects
- **2022-present** — Head of Artificial Intelligence Division at European Investment Bank (EIB) - defining and executing the Group's AI strategy, building the Group AI Hub, leading EU AI Act and DORA compliance

## Achievements

- Head of AI Division at European Investment Bank, one of the world's largest development finance institutions
- Co-authored RAND feasibility study that laid the groundwork for the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol
- Led TEPSIE research programme across six European institutions on social innovation foundations
- Managed iSociety - the UK's largest non-governmental interdisciplinary technology research project
- Advising on EU AI Act compliance at institutional level within the EIB Group
- Over 2,300 LinkedIn followers and 200+ posts as an active voice on EU AI policy

## Latest updates

- **2023-12** — Shared EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard on LinkedIn, commenting on alignment with innovation ecosystems for EU-funded projects
- **2023-01** — Promoted NetZeroCities Programme Management job opening at Climate-KIC via LinkedIn

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcarpenter/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/g_carpenter4
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gwendolyn.carpenter/

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