Dr. Nicholas Mac Gregor Garcia is a Lecturer in Information Systems at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Co-Director (Industry Relations) of the NUS FinTech Lab. His work centers on AI governance, digital transformation, and emerging technology management, with a focus on building the frameworks and capabilities organisations need to deploy AI responsibly and at scale. At NUS, Dr. Garcia leads curriculum development for Smart Systems and AI Governance, students and working professionals how to manage algorithmic risk, data strategy, and regulatory compliance. He has helped renew and expand over SGD 1 million in funding from partners such as Google.org, Ripple, and Data.org, strengthening NUS’s ecosystem for applied research and industry collaboration. His applied research covers AI assurance, model governance, and simulation of financial and data systems, with recent publications in AAMAS, ICIS, and Open Linguistics. Current projects explore LLM benchmarking for compliance, explainable boosting in financial models, AI ethics pedagogy, DAO governance, and AI safety frameworks for policy design. Dr. Garcia earned his Ph.D. in Information Systems from New York University’s Stern School of Business, his Masters in Information Systems Management (MISM) from Carnegie Mellon University, and his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley. He advises industry on AI management, data governance, and risk frameworks, and his mentees are placed at leading organisations such as KPMG, Visa, MAS, and Coinbase. His current mission is to bridge research and execution—helping institutions turn AI policy into operational governance and measurable business impact.