Personal Life

Joanna Accordi was born in 1984 in Poland, as Joanna Gomulka, the youngest of three children in a family deeply rooted in science, logic, and public service. Her mother, a mathematician, and her father, an engineer, fostered her early love for critical thinking, and problem-solving — traits that would define her later work.

While Joanna charted her own course from an early age, a significant intellectual influence emerged later in her life through her uncle, Professor Stanisław Gomułka, a prominent economist and architect of Poland’s post-communist economic transition. His work in the 1990s helped shape national policy frameworks that enabled long-term growth and modernization. Beyond Poland, he served as an advisor to heads of state and central banks in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Russia, guiding critical reforms during the complex post-Soviet realignment. His reputation as both an academic and diplomatic voice made him a trusted figure in global economic circles.

While Joanna has forged her own independent path, these familial legacies of leadership, reform, and intellectual service deeply shaped her worldview, instilling a commitment to ethics, institutional design, and global diplomacy.

Education

Joanna began trading on the Polish Stock Exchange at the age of 14, using her own capital. Her early financial success inspired her to pursue formal studies in economics and finance. In 2003, she enrolled at the University of Gdansk, and in 2005, moved to Ireland to broaden her academic horizons. There, she earned a Master’s in Finance from the National College of Ireland and completed an Advanced Diploma in Project Management at Dublin Business School, sharpening her skills in strategy, operations, and technology integration.

In 2007, Joanna relocated to London, joining the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute as an active member. Her educational journey continued in Australia, where she pursued Diploma in Financial Planning at the International Institute of Technology. By 2015, she had secured multiple certifications through the National Futures Association (U.S.), including Commodity Trading Advisor, Commodity Pool Operator, and Branch Manager credentials — underscoring her expertise in global finance and regulatory compliance. 

Entrepreneurship

Joanna’s entrepreneurial spirit was evident early on. At 18, using profits from her stock market investments, she co-founded WorldNet, an internet and software services firm. The company built 2 networks in Gdansk and Straszyn, Poland. Operating from a local bank branch in exchange for IT support, the startup thrived but was eventually closed at her parents' urging so she could focus on academics. Joanna clashed with her parents but listened to them, in 2005, 2 networks were sold to LGS Networks and Systems, and Joanna moved to Ireland.

In Ireland, she began her professional career at Anglo Irish Bank, assisting in the integration of banking software system. By 22, she and Marcin Adamczyk had founded Comlife Investments, an investment vehicle for trading and portfolio management.

During the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Joanna contracted with Alliance Bernstein Plc in London, where she focused on asset allocation, stress testing, and volatility modeling — developing risk frameworks crucial to navigating turbulent markets.

Later that year, buoyed by private investments, Joanna registered CML Funds, an umbrella hedge fund that rapidly gained recognition. The company opened its doors to private and institutional investors. The company's commitment to innovation was exemplified by its early adoption of Artificial Intelligence, utilizing cutting-edge technology to manage a dynamic portfolio of investments on stock markets worldwide. This foresighted approach not only enhanced efficiency but also positioned Comlife at the forefront of the intersection between finance and technology. Under her leadership, the fund consistently outperformed industry benchmarks and was ranked among the Top 20 Hedge Funds in Europe by EurekaHedge in 2010. Her investment acumen was also featured in Professional Investor Magazine.

In late 2010, at age 26, she relocated to Australia to expand her company’s footprint in the Asia-Pacific region. By 2013, she had established holding company Comlife International with regional offices in both Hong Kong and Sydney, where she established small Quant Department responsible for integrating advanced trading systems that leveraged AI for predictive analytics.

This pioneering work led Joanna to a deeper interest in the convergence of finance, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience. In 2014 Joanna founded Comlife Institute, a research entity. The predictive capabilities of AI systems used at Comlife Investments in Europe led Ms. Accordi to a realization that a synthesis between Artificial Intelligence, and Neuroscience could yield groundbreaking insights into human decision-making through the analysis of brainwave patterns. In 2015, the company made multiple discoveries, the research was shared directly with Australian Government, which later funded parts of the projects.

Today, Joanna continues to shape the intersection of finance, ethics, and Artificial Intelligence as a Board Member of the International Regulatory Body for AI, contributing to global frameworks for responsible AI governance. Yet Joanna’s commitment to international law, ethics, and institutional reform is not solely the product of her professional roles, it is also deeply personal. In recent years, she has been involved in a complex, multi-jurisdictional legal case involving the wrongful removal of her little children across borders. This deeply personal experience — unfolding across Australia, Poland, and Greece — gave her firsthand insight into the fragility of legal protections when institutional systems fail to act.

As these events unfolded, she was simultaneously witnessing global crises in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, where the same institutional breakdowns — diplomatic paralysis, legal gridlock, and selective enforcement of human rights — left millions unprotected. These parallel experiences brought Joanna to a sobering realization: if the justice system routinely fails to safeguard people from conventional harm, how can it possibly protect humanity from the exponential risks posed by emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence.

This convergence of personal and geopolitical insight ignited her mission to address the global governance vacuum surrounding AI. She became increasingly active in international diplomacy, legal reform, and systemic advocacy, culminating in her role in the formation of the International Regulatory Body for Artificial Intelligence (IRBAI). Through this initiative, Joanna works to ensure that technological advancement serves humanity — by both leveraging AI to enforce protections and creating enforceable regulations to curb its potential for misuse.