Alison S Fraser

Alison S. Fraser is the Head of Responsible Development and Use of Technology at Ericsson, where she leads global legal and governance work relating to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Her work includes advising on technology development and deployment, product and data governance, commercial matters, and evolving legal and regulatory issues.

Prior to joining Ericsson, Alison was the Chief Legal Officer of Confluence, a global technology solutions provider to the investment management industry. At Confluence, she advised on corporate governance, M&A and integration, commercial technology agreements, international expansion, data privacy, intellectual property, and the adoption and governance of AI.

Earlier in her career, Alison served as General Counsel, Americas, at OSTTRA and held senior legal roles at CME Group, NEX Group, and ICAP. She advised on strategic fintech investments from initial evaluation and diligence through structuring, negotiation, governance, follow-on investments, and exits. Her transactional experience also includes the combination of ICAP’s global broking business with Tullett Prebon and creation of NEX Group, the sale of NEX to CME Group, and the establishment of OSTTRA.

Before going in-house, Alison was a corporate attorney at Lowenstein Sandler and Milbank, where she advised public and private companies, private equity firms, and other clients on domestic and cross-border M&A and corporate governance. Alison holds an A.B. in History from Princeton University and a J.D. from Cornell Law School, where she was a managing editor of the Cornell Law Review.