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Vilas Dhar

Global AI Policy Expert; President & Trustee at the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Global AI Policy Expert; President & Trustee at the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

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Vilas Dhar Biography

Vilas Dhar is a leading global voice on equity in a tech-enabled world and serves as President and Trustee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a 21st-century $1.5 billion philanthropy advancing AI and data solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all. As a prominent scholar and civil society advocate on artificial intelligence policy and human outcomes, Vilas serves as a nominated Expert to the Global Partnership on AI, as a member of the OECD Expert Working Group on AI Futures, on the Global Future Council on AI at the World Economic Forum, on the Advisory Council at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), and as Expert Contributor to OECD.AI.

He writes and speaks globally on issues of ethical and responsible AI, future workforce, corporate and board responsibility, moral and political implications of AI, trust in public institutions, and innovation and entrepreneurship for social good. Beyond matters of AI policy, Vilas serves as an active civic contributor, serving on the Board of Directors at AccessLex, as Advisor to MIT SOLVE, Director of the Network of Engaged International Donors, on the Board of Directors at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and as a Trustee of the Christensen Fund. He has been named a Young Global Leader and Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum and has previously served as a Senior Fellow of the Berggruen Institute, the Gleitsman Fellow on Social Change at Harvard University, Practitioner Resident on Artificial Intelligence at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center, and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Illinois.

His work has also been published in the Harvard Business Review, USA Today, Nature, Forbes, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and Project Syndicate, addressing data for good, the role of philanthropy in AI, and how CEOs, policymakers, and civil society leaders can guide their organizations through the AI revolution. Vilas holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law, a Master’s in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and dual Bachelor's degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois. His doctoral dissertation at the University of Birmingham (in progress) drives novel economic and policy infrastructure approaches for a data-enabled society to support and empower vulnerable populations.

Vilas Dhar Videos

  • A New Code for AI | Vilas Dhar | TEDxPaloAlto
    In his thought-provoking talk, AI expert, scholar, and philanthropist Vilas Dhar shares how artificial intelligence is transforming the human...
  • Vilas Dhar | Building a Human-Centered, Digitally Enabled Future
    Through the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, Vilas Dhar is working to ensure that philanthropic causes get access to the same level of data literacy...
  • Three Questions with Vilas Dhar, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
    Among the world's largest science centers and one of New England’s most attended cultural institutions, the Museum of Science engages 1.4 million...

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    Vilas Dhar is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Artificial Intelligence, Business, Future of Work, Government, Innovation, Social Activism, Technology, Thought Leadership, Virtual.
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Vilas Dhar is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Vilas Dhar for your event is $100,000 - $200,000. Vilas Dhar generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Hala Hanna, Mutale Nkonde, Karen Palmer, Ayanna Howard and Rodney Sampson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Vilas Dhar for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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