U.S.-India AI Fellowship Program
The U.S.-India AI Fellowship Program, organized by ORF America and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), seeks to support innovative policy solutions, AI research, promote cross-cultural understanding, and build lasting professional relationships between young leaders interested in advancing AI cooperation. The inaugural one-year program will bring together a cohort of 20 emerging leaders (10 from India and 10 from the United States) with diverse backgrounds in industry, government, academia, and civil society, as well as expertise and interest in AI, the economy, and society.
Fellowship Overview:
Fellows of the inaugural cohort will have the opportunity to learn about current AI policy and technology developments, participate in in-person meetings in the United States, India, and the UAE, attend AI seminars and lectures with leading policy, industry and technology experts in the field, while also working independently and in cooperation with other fellows on their own research and analysis. The program is organized alongside the U.S.-India AI Task Force, a group of high-level experts set out to draft principles and recommendations for future U.S. and India technology relations. Fellows will have opportunities to interact with and contribute to the AI Task Force.
2024-25 U.S.-India AI Fellows
USA | Elie Alhajjar
Senior Scientist, RAND
USA | Ingrid Erickson
Associate Professor, School of Information Studies,
Syracuse University
USA | Anjali Fernandes
Executive Director,
The Safety Net Product Studio
USA | Vaibhav Garg
Executive Director, Cybersecurity Research & Public Policy, Comcast Cable
India | Priyanshu Gupta
Project Scientist,
India Meteorological Department,
Government of India
India | Neeraj Jain
Vice President, Technology,
Open Network for Digital Commerce
USA | Divyansh Kaushik
Vice President,
Beacon Global Strategies
India | Jyoti Panday
Regional Director, Asia,
Internet Governance Project,
Georgia Institute of Technology
India | Mandeep Rai
Director,
Satellite Control Centre, Government of India
India | Megha Shrivastava
Doctoral Research Scholar and Dr. TMA Pai Fellow, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations),
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
USA | Honson Tran
Developer Experience Lead,
Latent AI
USA | W. Matthew Kennedy
AI Ethics, Safety, and Governance Researcher
India | Jatin Patni
AI/ML and Quant Advisory (Director), EY India
India | Resham Sethi
Senior Program Officer, Digital Health
(India & South Asia Hub), PATH
India | Anish Somani
Program Director, IndiaAI Mission (Additional Charge) and MeitY Startup Hub,
Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India
USA | Alexa Wehsener
Independent Consultant
USA | Zeena Nisar
Policy Advisor, National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, U.S. Senate
USA | Katelyn Radack
Instructor of International Relations,
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
India | Raj Shekhar
Lead - Responsible AI,
National Association of Software and Services Companies
India | Urmi Tat
Manager,
Public Policy and Government Affairs,
Salesforce India