Career profiles
In these profiles, policy practitioners working in emerging technology policy share details about their career journey, offer advice, and recommend resources.
AI policy
See also our AI policy page with resources, think tanks, fellowships, and more.
B Cavello
B Cavello is the Director of Emerging Technologies at Aspen Digital. You can follow them on Twitter, LinkedIn, Mastodon, and bcavello.com.
Divyansh Kaushik
Divyansh Kaushik was the Associate Director for Emerging Technologies and National Security at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). You can follow him on Twitter and on the FAS website.
Irene Solaiman
Irene Solaiman is the Head of Global Policy at Hugging Face. You can follow her on Twitter, LinkedIn, and at irenesolaiman.com.
Katya Klinova
Katya Klinova is a specialist in AI governance focused on means to ensure the benefits of AI advancement are broadly and equitably shared. She has worked at Partnership on AI, Google, and the United Nations.
Matt Sheehan
Matt Sheehan is a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on global technology issues, with a specialization in China’s AI ecosystem. You can follow him on Twitter and at Carnegie.
Neema Iyer
Neema Iyer is a digital artist, technologist and coach working globally and living in Sydney. You can follow her on Twitter, LinkedIn, and at neemaiyer.com.
Tina Huang
Tina Huang is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at EqualAI. You can follow her on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Biotechnology and biosecurity policy
See also our biosecurity policy page with resources, think tanks, fellowships, and more.
Alexander Titus
Alexander Titus is a Principal Scientist and Research Faculty at the University of Southern California and a Commissioner at the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology. You can follow him on LinkedIn.
Jessica M. Rivera
Jessica Malaty Rivera is an infectious disease epidemiologist and Senior Science Communication Advisor at de Beaumont Foundation. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Josh Wentzel
Josh Wentzel is Assistant Director of the Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program at The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Texas A&M Bush School of Government & Public Service. You can follow him on LinkedIn.
Other policy career profiles
If you’re interested in more interviews with public servants and stories about how policy change works in practice, check out these resources:
- Statecraft newsletter, Institute for Progress & Policy Entrepreneurs Network
- Stories from the Backchannel podcast, Center for a New American Security
- Around the Table, Center for a New American Security
- AI Governance Career Profiles, AI Governance Fast Track
- Who is government?, Washington Post series
- Service to America Medals & Transition Lab, Partnership for Public Service