I am a South African-born political theorist, MBA professional, and a Rhodes Scholar. I hold current Senior Fellow appointments as Country Lead: USA, South Africa (Responsible Computing Challenge) and Global AI Policy at Mozilla; Associate Director at the Center for Generative AI at the University of Southern California (USC); and a position at USC’s Dornsife Center on Science, Technology, and Public Life (STPL). I was previously a Fellow at STPL; the Berggruen Institute; and a Technology and Human Rights Fellow at Harvard University’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. I work moreover with various large international organizations and hold both philanthropic trustee and corporate board director appointments. I am generally interested in the way social, political, and economic thought intersects the historical development of automated technology from its earliest roots, and how we can leverage this thought for the responsible design and implementation of new technologies. My interest in the past – classical antiquity in particular – is always connected to pressing contemporary issues such as democratic governance and rising digital authoritarianism, algorithms and AI, and the future of work and (intellectual) property. I love what I do - feel free to reach out to learn more!

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DEGREES AWARDED

PhD, Political Science → UCLA MA, Political Science → UCLA
MBA → Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
MSC, African Studies → University of Oxford B.Bus.Sci, Economics with Law → University of Cape Town

NON-DEGREE

1-Year Conservatory in Film Production→ NYFA