Our community spans 1,200 high school and college students across over 40 U.S. states and 30 countries.
Our Team
Encode Justice Leadership
Sneha Revanur
Founder/President
Stanford University / San Jose, California
Leading the world’s first youth movement for safe, equitable AI
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Sunny Gandhi
Vice President of Political Affairs
Washington, D.C. / Buffalo Grove, Illinois / Formerly: Indiana University
Overseeing all legislative initiatives to drive forward our policy agenda
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Adam Billen
Director of Policy
Washington, D.C. / Seattle, Washington / Formerly: American University
Providing analysis and commentary to situate us within policy debates
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Katherine He
Vice President of Global Chapter Programs
Yale University / Fremont, California
Directing a global network of boots on the ground — our chapters
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Kashyap Rajesh
Vice President of Public Education
Cornell University / Lincolnshire, Illinois
Adrian Klaits
Director of International Affairs
University of Virginia / Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Supporting chapters outside the U.S. to sustain our movement across borders
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Nicolas Gertler
Chair of AI Issue Advisory Council, AI & Education Advisor
Yale University / Los Angeles, California
Coordinating young experts to explore AI’s diverse impacts
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Luke Drago
London, United Kingdom / Charlotte, North Carolina / Formerly: University of Oxford
Lysander Mawby
Technical Advisor
University of Oxford / Jersey, Channel Islands
Ensuring our public-facing work is robust and technically informed
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Cecilia Marrinan
Deputy Director of Communications
San Francisco, California / Formerly: Brown University
Shreya Sampath
Director of U.S. Chapters
The George Washington University / Livingston, New Jersey
Our Issue Advisory Council
In summer 2023, we launched an AI Issue Advisory Council to invite young people globally with deep expertise in a particular issue area to advise us on AI’s domain-specific implications.
Education
Nicolas Gertler (Chair)
Healthcare
Renée Sirbu
Shobha Dasari
Aaryan Shah
Karina Vasudeva
Climate
Jackie Vandermel
Sena Chang
Davey Agrawal
Democracy
Adam Billen
Luke Drago
Aaron Gokaslan
Ella Duus
National Security
Tim McGill
Jenny Duan
Lysander Mawby
Brian Zhou
John Claydon
Criminal Justice
Christopher Arraya
Maanas Sharma
Taryn Murphy
Jonathan Durham
Labor
Meher Sethi
Encode Justice / Member Testimonial
“ Working at Encode Justice has been a unique adventure, with each day bringing its own set of challenges and opportunities. One moment, we're deeply engaged in crafting and advocating for legislation in state capitols, and the next, we find ourselves engaging with national leaders at the White House. ”
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Sunny Gandhi, Vice President of Political Strategy
Encode Justice / Member Testimonial
“ Here at Encode Justice, we’re striving to equip young activists across varying social, cultural, and political contexts globally with the tools they need to create a safer and more equitable AI ecosystem. For the future, by the future. ”
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Adrian Klaits, Director of International Affairs
Encode Justice / Member Testimonial
“ The work we do at Encode Justice is so special because while most AI policy organizations are cloistered away in Silicon Valley or DC, we also work at the grassroots level, mobilizing campus, city, and state chapters to serve their local communities. ”
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Kashyap Rajesh, Global Chapter Coordinator
Encode Justice / Member Testimonial
“ Encode Justice’s chapter network really empowers students to advocate for privacy and accountability in the face of AI-powered surveillance. It’s truly incredible to see our members engage politically with community leaders on tech policy issues, often simultaneously educating them. ”
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Shreya Sampath, Chapter Projects Director
Encode Justice / Member Testimonial
“ Encode Justice has reshaped the way I view the world and technology. It has been so inspiring to see how we have impacted more than 5000 students across the globe, changing the lenses through which we view technological development. Encode Justice is not just a network of students, but a movement to reimagine equality in the modern day. ”
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Vidya Bharadwaj, Director of Education
Encode Justice / Member Testimonial
“ Policy and advocacy are the main vehicles for large-scale social change, while science and technology help us innovate in the interest of humanity. At Encode Justice, we work work contextually across these fields — our greatest strength in an increasingly interconnected world. ”
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Nardos Mengesha, Director of Education
Encode Justice / Member Testimonial
“ At Encode Justice, our vision pierces beyond ones and zeros—we’re motivated by a shared goal of embedding human values into technology. We're an alliance of vibrant youth from diverse corners of the world, crafting a future where safety and justice aren’t merely ideals, but are instead the cornerstone that guides AI advancement. ”
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Nicolas Gertler, Chair of AI Issue Advisory Council and AI and Education Advisor
Our Funders
We are generously supported by the Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund, the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Omidyar Network, the We Are Family Foundation, America’s Promise Alliance, the Princeton Prize in Race Relations, and individual donors like you!
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Surprise Fund Recipient with a Call and ‘Really Sweet’ Message
In the video, the Duke of Sussex thanked Sneha Revanur of Encode Justice for helping make the world a better place and referenced his kids — Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2.
“Thank you for doing everything that you do. Our kids especially are incredibly grateful,” Prince Harry said.
“They don’t know it yet, but they will!” Meghan added with a laugh.
