Co-President

Vedant Srinivasan is a senior in the SFS, majoring in Science, Technology, and International Affairs (STIA) with minors in Computer Science and French. Within the realm of artificial intelligence, he is interested in US-China dynamics, the diffusion of AI stacks, and AI’s effects on productivity.

Currently, he is a research assistant in the STIA department. In his free time, he plays soccer and watches stand-up comedy.

Co-President

Yashvardhan Sharma is pursuing a Master's in Security Studies, with a concentration in technology and security. He focuses on AI safety policy, AI hardware, and U.S.–China technology competition. Previously, as a MATS Scholar at the Center for a New American Security, he researched chip export controls and Malaysia's AI infrastructure. Before Georgetown, he studied computer science at Minerva University.

Outside of AI, he enjoys soccer, cooking and board games, and tries to spend as much time outdoors as he can.

Co-President

Raghav Akula is a senior in the SFS with a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs (STIA) and a certificate in Diplomatic Studies. His AI-related interests span security, U.S.-China relations, and safety, including compute governance, the Chinese AI ecosystem, U.S. diffusion, and both global and corporate power concentration.

He was an AI Policy Fellow with the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy and enjoys movies, playing soccer, music, and South Asian dance groups at Georgetown.

Director of Partnerships

Oskar Jansson is a second-year MSFS student, focusing on Science, Technology and Int'l Affairs (STIA) and Int’l Business Diplomacy (IBD). Oskar previously worked in the Swedish MFA with tech and AI policy. He has also worked at a SF-based startup on AI-hardware verification, aiming to develop tools for efficient governance of advanced AI. Oskar holds a BA in Political Science from Uppsala University, Sweden, he has also studied at University of Otago, New Zealand, and at Sciences Po, France.

Currently, Oskar is a research assistant at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET). When he is not working on AI policy, Oskar loves to cook, do sports, explore DC's museums and read classics.

Director of Substack

Erin Malloy is a junior in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, majoring in Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a concentration in science, technology, and security. She was an intern in the office of a Massachusetts Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives and previously interned at the Massachusetts State Senate.

Her academic interests include Eastern European history and politics, energy security, and the role of artificial intelligence in modern conflict.

Director of Community

Angela Sidhu is an undergraduate student at Georgetown University majoring in Computer Science with a concentration in Tech, Ethics, and Society and a minor in Business Studies. Outside of GAIA, Angela is a project manager for the nonprofit consulting club DCivitas, organizes Georgetown's hackathon HoyaHacks, writes for the blog on The Hoya, and serves as an ESCAPE leader. She is also a Fritz Family Fellow with Tech & Society and works on AI and Emerging Tech research at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation.

Director of Communications

Jack Zamora is a junior in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, majoring in International Politics with a concentration in International Security. His academic interests include the implications of frontier artificial intelligence on national security and U.S.-China competition.

He is from Fort Collins, Colorado and enjoys triathlon, hiking, reading, and spending time with friends.

Fellowship Lead

Jonas Pfefferman is a junior in the School of Foreign Service pursuing a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs. Having worked with and coded machine learning models in the past, he is interested in how policy is applied to the implementation and development of models.

He is originally from San Diego, California and enjoys running, reading, and maintaining a healthy balance between playing the piano and Mariokart in his free time.