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Trisha Ray

Associate Director and Resident Fellow, GeoTech Center
Atlantic Council
United States
AI Diplomacy Council
AI Diplomacy Council mandate: 2027 to 2028

Biography

Trisha Ray is Associate Director and Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center, where she leads work on AI governance, sovereign AI frameworks, and international technology cooperation. She leads AI Connect, a capacity-building initiative that has brought together more than 300 policymakers, innovators, and civil society leaders across low- and middle-income countries. Previously, she was a Fellow and Deputy Director at the Observer Research Foundation, where she led India’s contribution to the Quad Tech Network. She also serves on the UNESCO Working Group on Information Accessibility.

Ray has published with various platforms including the Diplomat, Hindustan Times, Wire, and Indian Express. Ray has also provided commentary for media outlets such as BBC, The Guardian, Wired, CNBC, Nikkei Asia, the Financial Times, the Economist, among others. Ray completed her MA in security studies from the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a BA (honors) in journalism from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.

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