Sam Tyner-Monroe is a director in Manatt’s Digital and Technology group in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. With a deep background in data science, responsible artificial intelligence (AI), data visualization, advanced statistical modeling and machine learning, Sam guides clients through the complex business, legal and ethical challenges emerging from the rapid adoption of related technologies. She provides AI testing and evaluation for companies of all sizes that need to navigate the potential for inaccuracy, bias, misuse and other emerging risks associated with AI deployment.

Bringing a unique background as a data scientist and applied statistician within a legal and business context, Sam partners with the firm’s broader AI and industry teams to help clients evaluate AI outputs for performance, accuracy, bias and misuse; identify high-risk tools and systems requiring enhanced human oversight; and conduct adversarial testing to assess vulnerabilities. She also supports clients’ product development and IT teams in developing AI validation and compliance strategies, while ensuring adherence to consumer protection laws, data privacy frameworks and industry best practices through rigorous impact assessments, transparency measures, and qualitative and quantitative testing. Additionally, Sam works on the ethical design, development and implementation of AI and automated decision-making systems, ensuring they are transparent, accountable and aligned with legal and regulatory standards.

Prior to joining Manatt, Sam advised clients on responsible AI implementation as a managing director at one of the largest law firms in the world. She previously served as a data scientist at a legal technology company and as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. She has also held research and teaching appointments at Iowa State University and contributed to data-driven public policy through the Data Science for Public Good program.

Sam earned her Ph. D. and M.S. in statistics from Iowa State University and B.A. in mathematics, economics and French from Augustana College.