Medlir Mema is the Head of the AI Governance Programme at the Global Governance Institute. He is also Professor of International Relations at the Brigham Young University Idaho in the United States.
Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tokyo International University in Japan, Adjunct Faculty at Vesalius College, and a Senior Associate Researcher at the Institute for European Studies - VUB in Brussels, Belgium. From 2010 to 2011, Medlir joined the International Law Center at the Swedish National Defense College as a guest scholar. Medlir holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the George Washington University, and a MA in European Studies and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University—School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He is the co-founder and co-host of the "Age of AI" podcast, where he examines the far-reaching implications of Artificial Intelligence on politics, law, and society. Medlir's work explores how AI technologies are fundamentally reshaping policy development, ethical considerations, and governance structures worldwide.