Joshua New is the Director of Policy for SeedAI, responsible for SeedAI’s public policy thought leadership. Previously, Joshua led the public policy portfolio for generative AI and AI safety, open innovation, and other technology and science policy issues at IBM. At IBM, Joshua helped launch the AI Alliance, an international community focused on developing AI collaboratively, transparently, and with a focus on safety, ethics, and the greater good, and served as co-chair of the AI Alliance’s policy working group. Prior to IBM, Joshua was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation’s (ITIF) Center for Data Innovation, where he focused on AI, emerging data-driven technologies, and open innovation.

Anna Rulloda is leading Operations at SeedAI. Previously, Anna worked on Trust & Safety technology at Twitter as the connective tissue between engineering and public policy. Before that, she co-wrote a California Assembly Bill, developed software for Digital Democracy, and served as a data scientist on World Bank and Union of Concerned Scientists research initiatives.

Denzel Wilson serves as Grassroots Community Manager for SeedAI and is a current student at the University of Houston studying Psychology and Computer Science. He sits as the current Executive Director of the Society of High-Performance Computing Professionals and served as the lead architect of the HCC AI & The Future of Houston conference and was a part of Houston Community College's first cohort of AI graduates in the spring of 2022. Denzel has worked full-time as an Automation Consultant while finishing his bachelor's degree. He also works in the community by teaching students STEM and Artificial Intelligence. His passion is AI, working specifically with brain-computer interfaces and computer vision. He is a PepsiCo Uplift Scholarship recipient, Intel AI Impact Festival national winner, and has been featured in numerous publications such as Forbes, NVIDIA blog, the Houston Chronicle, AWS blog, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. He aspires to be the CEO of his own company and effectively bring AI tools and ecosystems to underserved communities.

Igor Lucic is a refugee from the Yugoslavian civil war who is currently studying Artificial Intelligence at Houston Community College. Due to this difficult upbringing, he is passionate about using technology to break down any walls and connect people from all walks of life. You can see this in his past work as he has battled food insecurity in the nonprofit 'OpenMeal' by harnessing tech and being able to target the most at risk members of society. He has also contributed to Oracle's landmark supercomputer in summer of 2019. Now he is committed to leveraging AI to bridge gaps between communities and foster a world where technology transcends borders, connecting people and elevating the human experience for all.

Michelle is the project manager at SeedAI. She has previously worked in neuroscience research, growth marketing/sales, web development for e-commerce and software development for studio production pipelines. Michelle graduated from Brown University in 2017, having studied neuroscience and literary theory. While at Brown, she was deeply involved in campus life, working as the Mentoring Program Coordinator for Women in Science and Engineering for 4 years and sitting on executive boards for the Vietnamese Students Association and the Asian American Students Association. During this time, Michelle also worked at the Brown School of Professional Studies where she was trained in instructional design and worked on the development of Executive Master’s program in Science and Technology Leadership. Michelle is also a certified yoga teacher and ombudsman. In her spare time, she likes to hang out with her cat and dog and play various musical instruments.

Clark Horak is an honors student at the University of Houston pursuing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science. He was a key member of the team that launched the inaugural Houston Community College AI and the Future of Houston Conference. With a solution-oriented mindset, Clark excels in leadership and collaboration through active participation in various organizations at UH, HCC, and within the Houston tech community. These experiences serve his passion of connecting others with the world of technology and striving to be on the forefront of innovation in Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Machine Learning.

Torrance Evans is currently a software engineer at JP Morgan. His path is all but traditional. Torrance acquired a degree in business administration on a basketball scholarship and has a background in entrepreneurship, dabbling in real estate, car rentals and air bnb.

Torrance started his coding education by initially being self taught and then testing into sponsored program that covered the entire cost of his tuition. Torrance is also heavily involved in his community and is the chapter leader of Black Boys Code, a non profit org that holds workshops every month teaching you African American boys how to code and about all the opportunities that are available in the tech industry.

Torrance is also on the board of directors for the Atlanta chapter of Black In Technology. Torrance has built community with his email list in which he send outs special networking events weekly in the ATL area, hosted by various companies to tech professionals looking to pivot, network, and/or acquire employment!

Charlie Yates is an Executive Assistant at SeedAI. She has worked as a consultant for startups, community organizations, brands, and musicians, specializing in administrative support, event production and project management. She graduated with a B.A. from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Politics, Ethics, Aesthetics and Music.

Rachel currently works for the Glen Echo Group and advises us on organizational development and AI policy. She was previously Head of Global Engagement at Meta’s Oversight Board. Before that, she served in the US Department of Commerce as an internet policy specialist and on Capitol Hill for a Congressman on the Judiciary Committee. Rachel recently completed a Fulbright program where she published a dissertation on multistakeholder solutions to addressing challenges raised by generative AI.

Aalok Mehta is a Senior Advisor at SeedAI. Previously, he was the U.S. policy lead for OpenAI. He also served as a senior professional staff member for the House Appropriations Committee, a senior policy advisor at the Federal Communications Commission, and an economic and technology policy advisor at the National Economic Council and Office of Management and Budget. He covered science and technology for a number of years as a reporter and editor in Washington, D.C. He has a Ph.D., M.A., and M.P.P. from the University of Southern California and a B.A. from Rice University.

Jay comes to SeedAI with a fervor for increasing access to artificial intelligence for all people and draws great inspiration from his Korean heritage. He is passionate about increasing AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) participation at the nexus of technology and policy. Jay supports SeedAI with strategic planning and decision-making. He also builds and maintains critical relationships in the policy sector. He previously served on the board of Korean Americans for Organizing Fund, a political action committee focused on supporting Korean American political candidates. 

Having started his career as an unpaid intern, Jay also works diligently to increase opportunities for students to gain early career experience in AI and policy regardless of their families’ socioeconomic status. He previously served as Chair of the Corporate Leadership Council for College to Congress, a nonprofit focused on helping students afford internships on Capitol Hill. In 2022 Jay joined VMware as Director of Federal Government Relations.

Jack is a co-founder at Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, and was previously the Policy Director of OpenAI, an AI deployment company. Jack is also co-chair of the AI Index at Stanford University, co-chair of the OECD’s working group on the classification and definition of AI systems, and a member of the OECD’s working group on measuring the relationship between AI and Compute. Jack also writes a popular technical newsletter about cutting edge AI research, called Import AI.

Tiffany serves as senior vice president of political and industry affairs for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™. Moore’s role includes overseeing CTA’s U.S. jobs, and DEI initiatives. She also leads the association’s advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill on issues including communications, technology policy, patent litigation reform, strategic immigration reform, international trade, and overseeing CTA’s political action committee. Moore joined CTA as vice president of government and political affairs in 2015.

Shane is a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). She works primarily on cybersecurity, technology, innovation policy, and internet governance issues. She is also president of Logan Circle Strategies, where she focuses on information communication technology and cybersecurity policy issues including privacy, data protection, 5G next generation networking, the Internet of Things, internet governance, and digital economic policy. She is currently vice chair of the board of directors of the Internet Education Foundation, which governs outside work for the Congressional.

Kellee Wicker serves as executive director of Hack the Future, a new series of events organized by SeedAI in partnership with the Wilson Center Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP). Kellee also leads STIP at the Wilson Center, a Congressionally-chartered think tank that provides nonpartisan counsel and insights on global affairs to policymakers through deep research, impartial analysis, and independent scholarship. The STIP team provides research and insight to Congress, global policymakers, and the general public on a number of emerging technologies and scientific advances, with special emphasis on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, space in the commercial age, and more. Through games, experiential learning, and educational opportunities, STIP also works beyond traditional research to directly provide policymakers and their staff with the foundational knowledge they need to devise smart legislation and regulation that protects individuals and workers while continuing to bolster flourishing technological innovation.

Tyrance Billingsley II is a Tulsa entrepreneur, technologist and community leader. He is the founder and executive director of Black Tech Street, an initiative to rebirth Historic Black Wall Street as a Black Innovation Economy and build mechanisms for black people to embrace technology as a means to build wealth and impact the world. Black Tech Street's industry development focuses are cybersecurity, business intelligence/data analytics and responsible artificial intelligence. Tyrance recently brokered an alliance with Microsoft to support the creation of 1,000 black cyber professionals in Tulsa by the year 2030. He believes that technology, specifically AI, presents the perfect opportunity to rebuild society in a way that is fair and equitable.