Dr. Foteini Agrafioti is the Senior Vice President, Data and AI and Chief Science Officer of RBC. Foteini is responsible for the Data and AI ecosystem at RBC including data services, ML platforms, AI solutions and R&D. Foteini joined RBC in May 2016 as Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder and Head of Borealis AI, which, under her leadership, has contributed to the development of several AI-enabled products including Aiden and NOMI Forecast. She has helped establish RBC as one of the leading voices on AI.

Prior to joining RBC, Foteini founded and served as Chief Technology Officer at Nymi, a biometrics security company and maker of the Nymi wristband. Foteini also serves as Co-Chair of the Government of Canada’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence, advising the federal government on how to build on Canada’s strengths and global leadership in AI.