Geoffrey M. Schaefer is an AI strategy and governance executive specializing in responsible AI, agentic AI, technology strategy, and the implications of emerging technologies for organizations and society. He is the author of Building an Agentic Organization: The Strategy, Governance, and Economics of Agentic AI, forthcoming from Kogan Page, and previously served as Vice President of AI Strategy and Governance at Leidos. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of The Washington Center and the Executive Committee on AI and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications at the Institute for Security and Technology. His work on AI strategy and governance has been featured in publications including MIT Technology Review, Lawfare, and Fast Company.

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Previously, Geoff served as Head of Responsible AI and Chief AI Ethics Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he advised on responsible AI and emerging technology strategy. Earlier, he held roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bridgewater Associates, and Omega One, working across security, technology, critical thinking, and organizational strategy. He began his career as an intelligence analyst at the FBI, specializing in counterintelligence, innovation, and technology strategy. Geoff holds a bachelor's degree in economics from West Virginia University and a master's degree in public policy from George Mason University, and completed special programs in ethics and international affairs at the University of Oxford.