Amanda Ballantyne is executive director of the AFL-CIO Technology Institute. She works closely with unions and worker advocates to educate and engage a broad set of public and private stakeholders on the impacts of artificial intelligence and related technologies impacting working people’s rights, job security, job quality and safety. She is a member of the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC).
Prior to joining the AFL-CIO, Amanda was executive director of the Main Street Alliance, a national network of small business owners and entrepreneurs focused on policy and employment issues.
Amanda brings nearly 20 years of organizing, policy and legal experience in unions and nonprofits. She graduated from Smith College and earned her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law.