Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven to Chair the Council on the Integrity of Governance in the Age of AI
Summary
Massachusetts State Representative Erika Uyterhoeven, a former antitrust economist, is appointed to chair the newly established Council, which will develop model legislation for AI in government, build a body of knowledge from real cases and create a peer network of government leaders.
About Erika Uyterhoeven
Erika Uyterhoeven is a Massachusetts State Representative and a former antitrust economist, trained at the University of Toulouse. She is the author of comprehensive state-level legislation on the integrity of AI governance, currently in development, and is a candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate in the 2nd Middlesex District (Somerville, Medford, Cambridge and Winchester).
In May 2026 she was appointed Chairwoman of the newly established United World Leaders Council on the Integrity of Governance in the Age of AI. Under her leadership the Council’s work centres on model legislation for the use of AI in government, protecting the integrity of procurement, elections, public administration and legislative processes; a body of knowledge drawn from real cases in which AI has intersected with governing processes; and a peer network for government leaders facing these challenges across borders and governing systems.
About United World Leaders
United World Leaders is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit organization that brings together Presidents and Prime Ministers, ministers, ambassadors and other current and former senior officials with leaders of business, academia, philanthropy, science and civil society. Members may lead Councils in their areas of focus, as Chairs or Co-Chairs.
This page summarises the release. The full text, as issued, is in the PDF.