Helping universities respond to AI without losing sight of learning.
Practical guidance on AI in teaching, curriculum, academic integrity, and higher education strategy.
About Inara
AI Strategy Grounded in Learning, Judgment, and Care
Inara Scott is a scholar, speaker, and strategist working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, higher education, pedagogy, and ethical leadership. With a career spanning corporate law, regulatory affairs, and academia, she brings a rare combination of practical experience, scholarly depth, and institutional leadership to questions about how organizations respond to technological change.
Inara currently serves as Senior Advisor for Strategy and Innovation at Oregon State University’s College of Business, where she leads mission-driven initiatives in strategic planning, AI integration, and organizational change. Her work focuses on helping institutions move through complexity with care, clarity, and a sustained commitment to student learning.
Inara’s AI consulting work is grounded in three core strengths:
Legal and ethical rigor
Rooted in her J.D. and over a decade of legal practice.
Pedagogical insight
Developed through deep experience as a professor, teacher-scholar, and academic leader.
Strategic clarity
Built through extensive leadership in mission, vision, systems redesign, and institutional innovation.
She is a speaker, facilitator, and thought partner for colleges, universities, and other organizations seeking to:
Integrate AI into teaching, learning, curriculum, or strategic operations;
Navigate questions of governance, policy, academic integrity, and responsible AI adoption;
Build institutional cultures that keep human judgment, learning, and trust at the center.
Whether working with educators, academic leaders, business professionals, or public institutions, Inara brings a collaborative spirit, a commitment to caring leadership, and a values-first approach to helping organizations make better decisions in a time of rapid change.