BigBear.ai announced that it has appointed Carolyn Blankenship as General Counsel. In this role, Blankenship will develop and lead corporate legal strategy supporting BigBear.ai's growth initiatives as a publicly-traded company. She will play a crucial role in guiding and protecting trusted AI and data ethics principles, intellectual property (IP), mergers and acquisitions, and public company compliance.

In her previous role as General Counsel, Innovation and Product for Thomson Reuters, Blankenship organized and led a cross-functional team that outlined the corporation's first set of Data Ethics Principles. She also led the IP aspects of M&A activity in transactions totaling over $20 billion, developed a comprehensive IP strategy for the corporation, and negotiated many complex licensing agreements with a variety of counterparties. Blankenship also serves as an Observer to the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence - GPAI, IP Subcommittee, which consists of experts from across the world who specialize in the responsible advancement of AI.