Dr. Pierrette Renée Dagg is the Director of Research at Merit Network, overseeing technology impact, network, AI, and cybersecurity research. She is a Research Associate at MSU’s Quello Center, Adjunct Professor at Oakland Community College, and Area Chair for Intellectual Property at the Pop Culture Association. Pierrette serves on the AI Policy Subcommittee at the University of Toledo and chairs Merit’s AI Innovations Working Group. She is currently conducting pilot AI ethics and governance studies in higher education and municipalities. As a Digital Opportunities Fund Fellow at the Benton Institute, she published case studies on broadband community champions.