Bio
Mark Daley is the chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, and a professor in the department of computer science with cross-appointments in five other departments as well as with the Rotman Institute of Philosophy and the Western Institute for Neuroscience. He is also a faculty affiliate of the Vector Institute in Toronto.
Mark’s current work focuses on AI and science and innovation diplomacy. In 2025, he completed diplomatic training at France’s Institut national du service public and the Académie diplomatique et consulaire and helped lead the Research 7+ summit of Group of Seven research leaders. His policy research on realist innovation diplomacy and AI diplomacy has been cited in outlets including Politico and The Globe and Mail.
Mark was named in Maclean’s Power List 2024 of the top 100 Canadians shaping the country and in Constellation Research’s AI150, a list of the 150 top global executives leading AI transformation efforts. In October 2024, he was appointed the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Scholar in Residence in AI. He has previously served as vice-president (research) at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and as chief digital information officer, special advisor to the president and associate vice-president (research) at Western.