Ginny Fahs

Ginny Fahs is the Director of Product R&D at Consumer Reports’ Innovation Lab. Her group puts technology to work for consumers, developing prototypes and new product offerings that enhance consumer power and informed choice.

As a leader of CR’s AI product strategy, Ginny conceived, developed and launched AskCR, one of the first conversational AIs in market from a major publisher. AskCR knows everything Consumer Reports knows and answers questions using only CR’s trusted information.

Under Ginny’s leadership the Innovation Lab also launched Permission Slip by CR, a mobile app that helps consumers take back control of their data from companies. Permission Slip received significant media attention including in The Washington Post and on The Today Show, was named one of Fast Company’s Next Big Things In Tech, and contributed to CR winning Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies award. The app was also nominated for Webby Awards in the Technical Achievement and Public Service & Activism categories.

Prior to joining CR, Ginny was a software engineer at Uber and a technology policy fellow at the Aspen Institute. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History & Literature from Harvard University and a Master’s in Business Administration from INSEAD, a global business school with campuses in Europe and Asia.

Courses:

• TMGT PS5121: Technology for Good and Civic Technology