Cindy Parokkil

Cindy Parokkil

Cindy Parokkil leads ISO’s Standards and Public Policy Programme and serves as ISO’s AI Policy Lead.

She drives strategic engagement with the international AI governance ecosystem, collaborating with governments and international organizations to translate AI governance frameworks into practical implementation through international standards. She is also responsible for capacity-building programmes for policymakers.

An economist by training, Cindy has over a decade of experience at the intersection of standards, public policy, and trade. Her experience spans thought leadership, policy influence and capacity building. Before joining ISO, she was Government Engagement and International Policy Manager at BSI, where she led initiatives to embed international standards in digital policy efforts in the UK, Kenya and Indonesia. Earlier in her career, she worked at UNIDO on trade and quality infrastructure programmes in Africa.

Cindy holds an MSc in Economics for Development from the University of Oxford

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    International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
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    AI Policy Lead and Capacity Building Programme Manager
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