Lenovo has announced the appointment of Doug Fisher as its Chief Security and AI Officer, who will report to the company’s CEO. In his newly expanded role, Fisher will lead Lenovo’s Artificial Intelligence governance by championing Lenovo’s AI Policy and working alongside Lenovo’s Responsible AI Committee. The Responsible AI Committee is charged with evaluating Lenovo’s AI solutions against the key pillars of diversity and inclusion, environmental and social impact, accountability and reliability, transparency, explainability, privacy, and security.
Doug Fisher was previously the Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer of Lenovo, having assumed the role in 2020. Before this, he was Chief Operating Officer for Lenovo’s Data Center Group. Before joining Lenovo, Fisher worked at Intel for 24 years, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Software and Services Group (SSG).
He is currently on the Board of Directors of SecureAuth, Chairman of the Board of the Joint Development Foundation and member of the Oregon State University Dean’s Leadership Council in the College of Engineering. Previously, he was the Chairman of the Linux Foundation and on the board of BlueData, and Wind River Systems. Fisher began his career at age 17 when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University and a master’s degree in management from Stanford University.
