It was announced at the IFIP General Assembly in Nyon on 18 September 2025 that Sabrina Hsueh was the winner of the David O’Leary award for 2025. She connected virtually as time did not allow her to be present at the event, but she will be invited to General Assembly 2026 to formally receive her award.
Sabrina is the Ethics AI and External Innovation Lead at Pfizer Inc.
She works tirelessly on building Trust in AI and significantly reducing bias.
She has further demonstrated trustworthiness and accountability to stakeholders by building Digital Trust in AI/Data capabilities and products, enabling agile AI/Data product development
To reduce bias, Sabrina as established an end-to-end bias mitigation approach, decreasing bias by 10-50% in critical use cases like vaccine delivery and rare disease detection.
In her acceptance speech, Sabrina said ” Receiving the 2025 David O’Leary Award is an extraordinary honour, and I am profoundly humbled to be counted among its recipients.
This award is especially meaningful because it is intrinsically linked to the legacy of David O’Leary—a legacy built on the pillars of professionalism, ethics, and a relentless commitment to the greater good. In an era where Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace, these values are not just important; they are imperative. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that the solutions we architect are not only innovative but also trustworthy, equitable, and fundamentally human-centric. This award is a powerful affirmation of that shared mission.”
You can read Sabrina’s full acceptance speech and see her very impressive resume here.