Dr. Erika Legara is the Managing Director and Chief AI & Data Officer of the Philippine Center for AI Research. Previously, she was an Associate Professor at the Asian Institute of Management and founding Academic Director of the country’s first MSc in Data Science program, where she holds the Aboitiz Chair in Data Science. Erika also serves on the Board of Directors of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation and is a Fellow at the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Her accolades include being named an Outstanding Young Scientist by the National Academy of Science and Technology in 2020, receiving The Outstanding Young Men (T.O.Y.M.) and The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) awards, and being an Asia 21 Young Leader (Class of 2022) and a finalist in the 2024 Women in AI APAC Awards.