Vilas Dhar
October 30, 2024

Vilas Dhar is an inspiring voice of hope and engagement for an AI-enabled, human-centered future. He 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 and sustainable future for all.

Appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to the High-Level Advisory Body on AI, Vilas is also the US Government Nominated Expert to the Global Partnership on AI. He serves on the OECD Expert Working Group on AI Futures, the Global Future Council on AI at the World Economic Forum, and Stanford’s Advisory Council on Human-Centered AI. He is Chair of the Center for Trustworthy Technology. His LinkedIn Learning course, Ethics in the Age of Generative AI, is the most-viewed AI ethics course globally, reaching over 300,000 learners. He holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law, an M.P.A. from Harvard Kennedy School, and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois.