Shefaly Yogendra

Non-Executive Director and External Advisor to UKRI AI Review at JP Morgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust and UKRI

Shefaly Yogendra, PhD is an internationally experienced strategist with experience of building organisations, brands, and culturally diverse teams. She has broad fiduciary and governance experience, and is a trusted advisor with the experience of shaping the executive conversation on technology, risk, branding and growth.

Shefaly is a Non-Executive Director of JP Morgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust (LSE: JUSC) and of Temple Bar Investment Trust (LSE: TMPL), and an independent Governor of London Metropolitan University with rich experience of oversight in governance, remuneration, financial sustainability and risk. Most recently she was the COO and an executive director of Ditto AI, an explainable AI company. She is currently also serving on the UKRI AI Review external advisory group.

Shefaly was among the “100 Women to Watch” in the Female FTSE Board Report 2016 and holds a PhD in Political Decision Making from the University of Cambridge. She trained earlier in engineering, management, and technology policy.