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Dr. Fouad Bousetouane is a technology leader, AI researcher, innovator, author, educator, investor and entrepreneur, with extensive experience in artificial intelligence, enterprise transformation,…

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Dr. Fouad Bousetouane

Dr. Fouad Bousetouane is a technology leader, AI researcher, innovator, author, educator, investor and entrepreneur, with extensive experience in artificial intelligence, enterprise transformation, AI governance, agentic systems and deep technology.

He is the founder of ProofAgent.AI, an AI evaluation and governance company focused on helping organisations assess the readiness, reliability, risk and governance of AI agents. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Agentic Systems at the University of Chicago.

Previously, Dr. Bousetouane served as Director of Innovation, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence at W.W. Grainger, where he led major enterprise AI and innovation initiatives. He has also supported AI governance and innovation initiatives at United Airlines, and advised organisations on building scalable, secure, measurable and business-ready AI systems.

His research spans AI agent evaluation, production readiness, context engineering, memory, governance and human oversight. He is the creator of the ProofAgent Index, the Human-on-the-Bridge evaluation paradigm, and the open-source ProofAgent Harness for adversarial, multi-turn AI agent evaluation.

Dr. Bousetouane holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and completed postdoctoral research in deep learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has contributed to more than fifty publications, patents and trade secrets, and has helped lead large-scale AI transformation initiatives for Fortune 500 organisations.

A frequent keynote speaker, researcher, educator and advisor, Dr. Bousetouane is a strong advocate for the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence, with a focus on building AI systems that are measurable, accountable, secure and capable of creating sustainable value for organisations and society.

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