Samantha Yorke

Sam is an accredited mediator, technology lawyer and policy advisor with over 25 years’ experience working within the digital media and technology sectors both in Europe and the Asia Pacific. She is currently serving a five year statutory appointment as a Full-time Member of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) where she is the Authority lead on mis/disinformation, scams and other consumer and telco related matters.

In March 2026, Sam was appointed as the ACMA’s inaugural Chief AI Officer, charged with leading the ACMA’s approach to AI, building internal capability and ensuring the agency adopts technology safely and responsibly.

Prior to being appointed as an ACMA Authority Member, Sam worked in Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy team leading their privacy, online safety, scams and mis/disinformation efforts in Australia.