Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi is a global human-centered AI strategist, executive educator, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University whose work focuses on how artificial intelligence can strengthen human judgment, leadership, governance, and decision-making in real-world contexts.
She advises leaders and institutions on moving AI from experimentation into accountable, system-level adoption that strengthens decision-making, organizational capability, and responsible innovation across sectors.
Professor Ngonzi serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Artificial Intelligence (ASFAI), where she is Founding Chair of the Ethics & Responsible AI Committee. She is also the Originator, Editor-in-Chief, and Founding Platform Architect of AI for Humanity: Human-Centered Strategies for Innovation and Impact, a global public-benefit AI platform and living anthology launched during Davos 2026 in collaboration with ASFAI. Bringing together more than 40 contributors across leadership, governance, education, policy, finance, and technology, the platform uses AI-powered experiences built with tools including Gamma and NotebookLM to translate complex ideas into practical guidance for workforce transformation, governance, and institutional innovation.
At NYU, Professor Ngonzi has taught since 2009 and has been at the forefront of integrating digital storytelling and generative AI into professional education. Promoted to Adjunct Assistant Professor in 2020, she received the NYU SPS Teaching Excellence Award in 2021 and has been an early leader in embedding generative AI into applied, real-world curricula since 2023.
Her AI for Impact course series equips professionals to apply AI-powered storytelling, leadership strategy, stakeholder engagement, and custom AI agents across nonprofit, corporate, public, academic, and international contexts.
Her teaching is grounded in her proprietary 1+1+AI=10™ methodology and SHINE™ Storytelling Framework, which integrate human expertise, collective knowledge and insight, and AI-enabled amplification to support clearer communication, stronger collaboration, responsible innovation, and more effective leadership.
Through her broader work as Founder and CEO of The International Social Impact Institute® (The ISII), she has supported executive education, leadership development, and strategic initiatives reaching more than 40,000 participants across six continents, including more than 12,000 professionals supported with generative AI knowledge and applications since 2023.
Her work includes collaborations and leadership engagements with organizations including S&P Global, Gamma, the Mensa Foundation, Compliance Week, CASE, Miami University, the National Institute for Social Sciences, and USAID. In 2026, she was selected as one of 23 members of Gamma.app’s inaugural Gambassador Council, contributing to the evolution of AI-powered storytelling, collaborative knowledge design, and interactive learning experiences.
Educated at the United Nations International School, Syracuse University, and Cornell University, Professor Ngonzi prepares emerging and established leaders to navigate AI-enabled environments with greater clarity, accountability, ethical judgment, and human-centered leadership.