Merel Ekelhof, PhD

Career path.

1. OpenAI

   Member of Product Policy

   Jun 2026 - Present
2. various

   Advisory Roles and Boards

   Feb 2015 - Present
3. United States Department of War

   Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of War Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO)

   Apr 2022 - Jun 2026
4. United States Department of War

   Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of War Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)

   Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
5. Ministerie van Defensie

   Artificial Intelligence Innovation Manager

   Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
6. UNIDIR — UN Institute for Disarmament Research

   Lead Researcher AI and Autonomy Portfolio (Security and Technology Programme)

   Aug 2019 - Mar 2020
7. Harvard University

   Visiting Researcher

   Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
8. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / VU

   PhD Researcher

   Feb 2015 - Aug 2019
9. Royal Netherlands Air Force and the Netherlands Defense Academy (Faculty Military Sciences)

   Research Staff

   Jun 2014 - Feb 2015
10. PAX

    Security and Disarmament

    Apr 2013 - Jun 2014