Stephanie Lehuger · Humanist Philosopher & Tech Entrepreneur
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Women in Innovation Movers & Makers (2026)
100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics (2025)

I build AI for social impact — and I shape the ethics behind it.

Founding-team member at 4 startups, published philosopher, and keynote speaker.

A decade launching and scaling AI in high-growth tech — most recently Rogervoice's US launch, where AI captions calls in real time so deaf and hard-of-hearing people can use the phone like anyone else.

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Stephanie Lehuger
United Nations European Commission World Food Programme The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania ESSEC Business School ENA École 42 Bayes Impact Rogervoice Y Combinator

I don't just think about responsible AI — I build with it.

AI for good
4× startup founding team
Rogervoice — Country Manager, US Defined the US go-to-market strategy and built the US operation and team for an AI captioning app for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
Actiondesk — Head of Operations & Growth (Founding Team) Built US operations from the ground up — through Y Combinator, a $4M raise, and an acquisition by Datadog.
Bayes Impact — Chief of Staff (Founding Team) Y Combinator-backed AI career coach for jobseekers — built the French entity operations from zero. Laureate of La France s'engage, awarded personally by French President Hollande himself.
Master Art Index — Chief of Staff & AI Strategy Lead (Founding Team) Took an AI art-valuation platform from vision to shipped product, recruiting the founding team.
Touch & Sell — Chief Product Officer (Founding Team) Recruited and led the engineering and customer-success organisations, CTO included, for a product that landed on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50.
European Commission — AI Expert Evaluator Evaluated deep-tech and AI projects seeking Europe funds.
United Nations — New York Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services — the UN's own watchdog.
United Nations — Rome World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation.
Unis-Cité — Head of Strategy & Operations Architected and scaled a $5.5M portfolio of social-impact programmes for the NGO that pioneered France's national civic service.

Published books

Awards

  • Movers & Makers Awards — Women in Innovation (2026)
  • 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics — Women in AI Ethics (2025)
  • Women in Business Awards — Globee Business Awards (2023)
  • La France s'engage — With Bayes Impact · presented by President Hollande (2016)
  • Publicis90 Prize — With Bayes Impact · Viva Technology (2016)
  • Technology Fast 50 — With Touch & Sell · Deloitte (2015)
  • Hack the Drone — Parrot, Redbird, the French Air Force and Engie (2015)

Studies

Three masters, three fields
Master of Business Administration (Grande École), Social entrepreneurshipESSEC
Master of Public Policy and AdministrationENA
Master of Philosophy (Valedictorian)Université de Reims
Also trained in
Computer scienceÉcole 42
FinanceBoston University

Watch selected interventions

Speaker reel
American Philosophical Association · Les Philosophes · France 24 · France Info · AJ+ · Infrarouge — France 2 · Parliamentary forum on artificial intelligence
Keynotes & seminars

How To Develop Critical Thinking Skills In The Age Of AI

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Ethics & societal impact of technology
  • Can Machines Think?
  • Is Tech Morally Neutral?
  • Does AI Alter the Truth?
  • Are Biases in Algorithms Inevitable?
  • Can Everyone Be Right? The Limits of Truth in a World of Opinions
  • Should There Be a Limit to How Technology Redefines What It Means to Be Human?
  • Can We Ethically Judge a Complex Technological Innovation?
  • How Technology Changes Our Personal Identity
  • Should We Be Polite with ChatGPT?
Other thought-provoking topics
  • How To Find Meaning In Work
  • Is Authenticity at Work Realistic?
  • How We Become Who We Are
  • Can We Live Without Religion or Doctrine?
  • Does the World Make Sense?

What others say about Stephanie

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“Stéphanie is for me a wonderful example of powerful and kind women leadership.”

Margaux SalzmanCreative Ops, Picnic Technologies

“You want Stéphanie in your team! She is full of energy, hard working, honest and competent in every department of a company: technology, sales, partnership, management, HR.”

Gauthier MonserandFounder, Squadracer

“Excellent manager, sparkling woman, brave and fair, it is an everyday joy to expand the business with Stephanie within the team and as a partner.”

Yann Le QuinioFounder

“If curiosity, listening skills and the ability to grasp complex subjects are leadership competencies, then Stéphanie is definitely part of this new generation of leaders.”

Isabelle HilaliFounder & CEO, datacraft

“She's someone who doesn't just talk about execution but lives it.”

Emmanuel BoursinCOO, Iconic Art

“As our first employee in the French team, Stéphanie juggled between areas as diverse as partnerships, operations, and product, even during challenging times when we had to build both an ambitious project and a team from scratch.”

Paul DuanFounder, Bayes Impact

“With her outstanding organizational skills and high attention to details, she has set up the entire admin, accounting, and first steps of HR and legal foundations of our US company.”

Jonathan ParisotCo-Founder & CEO, Actiondesk (acquired by Datadog) — now Product Leader at Datadog

“Her ability to bridge disciplines, foster collaboration, and align priorities made her a central figure in the company's progress.”

Roman Klimov, PhDFounding AI Engineer

“She gets to the bottom of things and takes to heart every mission she manages.”

Siwar Achach BoubayaProduct Manager

“She has a rare talent for making complex ethical dilemmas in technology accessible and compelling, seamlessly drawing on great philosophical thinkers to illuminate today's most pressing AI questions.”

Dr. Sophie DegâtLecturer, Wharton / The Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania

“She captivated the audience and connected them emotionally with the talk, ensuring a memorable experience for the audience.”

Jonathan GrizouFractional AI Consultant

“She expertly highlighted the key issues, tailored her presentation to the audience, and provided concrete actionable examples.”

Lucie PortmannDirector of Learning and Development, BPCE Assurances

“She is a great speaker, very professional, passionate and fun. We want her back to speak at our event!”

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Let's build a future where innovation meets integrity.

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