Heather Gentile

Heather Gentile is Director of Product for watsonx.governance in IBM’s Data and AI software division. Heather has a passion for innovation collaborates with industry leaders, ecosystem partners and clients to solve for AI governance and risk and compliance challenges. Her experience expands across financial services, regulatory agencies, and other highly regulated industries. She sits on IBM’s AI Ethics board as a product focal to
guide product strategy in support of accelerating responsible, transparent and explainable AI adoption.

Prior to joining IBM, Heather was responsible for overseeing the compliance analytics division of regulatory solutions at Wolters Kluwer. She received her undergraduate degree from Bryant University in Business Administration and her MBA from the University of Massachusetts.