ARSH SHAH

248-***-**** adlb1l@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/arshkshah

EDUCATION

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

CORe: Credential of Readiness Dec '21 (exp)

CORe is a rigorous 150-hour certificate program over 6 months on business fundamentals from Harvard Business School. It is comprised of three courses—Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting— developed and taught by leading Harvard Business School faculty and delivered in an active learning environment using the HBS signature case-based learning model. SYDNEY LAW SCHOOL

Juris Doctor Dec '20

Activities: Sydney Law School – Researcher, AI & Data Sharing Sydney Law School – Editor, International Humanitarian Law 2020 Legal Hackathon – Participant

University Network for Investing and Trading – Investor Sydney Artificial Intelligence Center - Member

LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Asian Studies, International Relations & Economics May '16 Awards: Lake Forest Presidential Scholar – Partial tuition merit-based academic scholarship Pi Sigma Alpha (The National Political Science Honor Society) – International Relations Phi Sigma Iota (The National Foreign Language Honor Society) – Mandarin Language Activities: Delta Chi Pre-Law Fraternity – Alumni Relations Director ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Computational Law Cambridge, MA, United States Jan '21

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, Media Law & Defamation (postponed COVID-19) Cambridge, United Kingdom Jul '20

HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY, Jurisprudence & Philosophy of Law Berlin, Germany Jul '19

RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY, Japanese Law

Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan Feb '19

EXPERIENCE

HARVARD UNIVERSITY H.P.A.I.R., Cambridge, MA, USA Jan '21 Scholar, Emerging Technologies

• Furthered the role that artificial intelligence plays in international diplomacy and worldwide security through research contributions with executives at McKinsey, Alibaba and Apple

• Advised on the global policy implications and economic tensions of COVID-19 vaccine creation alongside the World Health Organization and the US COVID-19 Federal Advisory Board

• Discovered how artificial intelligence can drive social change by closing economic disparities between countries in partnership with Google Research India and Harvard University

• Facilitated discussions about global fintech issues with the International Monetary Fund and the founder of Ethereum cryptocurrency

SYDNEY LAW SCHOOL, Sydney, NSW, AU Oct '19 to Oct '20 Researcher, AI & Data Sharing

• Researched and developed legislative reform submissions on data sharing, release and privacy to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the Australian Government

• Created frameworks for the successful integration of artificial intelligence into Australian Commonwealth privacy policy, ensuring both consumer and private sector data remain obfuscated under the Consumer Data Right, a joint effort between the ACCC and OAIC WESTPAC, Sydney, NSW, AU Feb '20 to May '20

Artificial Intelligence Consultant

• Created a loyalty network solution and corresponding rewards token for Westpac using blockchain and ETH protocols with AI to incentivize customer behavior

• Improved customer financial literacy and drove higher procurement and retention rates while enhancing the overall experience in the Westpac Live app on iOS and Android SYDNEY LAW SCHOOL, Sydney, NSW, AU Sep '18 to May '20 Student Editor

• Edited and proofread Chapter 10: Methods and Warfare by Nils Melzer (United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture) and Gloria Gaggioli (Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law) in The Oxford Guide to International Humanitarian Law with Professors Ben Saul

(Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard Law School) and Dapo Akande (Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict), published by Oxford University Press

• Discussed and resolved queries with the Challis Chair of International Law at Sydney Law School SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, Chicago, IL, USA Dec '16 to Dec '17 Business Development & Marketing Coordinator, Corporate M&A, Private Equity

• Created internal client feedback system that was adopted across the firm

• Led development efforts for a document organization system in the firm’s internal database

• Assisted Business Development Directors for the Corporate, Global Finance, and Litigation Portfolios on over 50 RFPs and 30 RFIs across 21 practice areas

• Created 20+ directory submissions to both Legal500 and Chambers and Partners

• Assisted with internal special client relations projects for Sidley’s marketing department NON-PROFIT WORK

STANFORD UNIVERSITY CODEX CENTER, Stanford, CA, USA Nov '20 to Present Affiliate, Blockchain Group

• Researching and publishing informed perspectives around the blockchain ecosystem and the development of computational law — the branch of legal informatics concerned with the automation and mechanization of legal analysis

• Conducting analysis of legal issues and opportunities presented by blockchain technologies and their intersection with existing legal frameworks

• Developing both smart contracts, governance and compliance design for token ecosystems

• Creating regulatory frameworks and ethical standards for Initial Coin Offerings

• Fostering an inclusive, neutral forum for regulators and policymakers to convene with academics, professionals, and technologists across Stanford University and the wider blockchain community

• Driving legal empowerment and legal services use cases for blockchain technologies ALL TECH IS HUMAN, New York, NY, USA Nov '20 to Present Contributing Editor

• Building the Responsible Tech pipeline by distilling insights from 75+ interviews with 200+ leading individuals in AI and tech ethics into published reports on Responsible Tech, the Business Case for AI Ethics, and Improving Social Media

• Connecting 800+ diverse individuals globally across civil society, government and media through a Slack group focused on solving the biggest issues in tech development

• Contributing to ethical tech summits and a monthly livestream series with theBridge with key changemakers including Timnit Gebru, Safiya Noble and Dipayan Ghosh, among many others GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY C.S.E.T., Washington D.C., USA Oct '20 to Present Artificial Intelligence & Policy Forecaster

• Producing data-driven research for a leading think-tank at the intersection of security and technology and providing creative nonpartisan analysis to the policy community

• Responsible for trend forecasting on artificial intelligence, emerging technology and US-China national securities, currently focusing on the effects of technical and R&D progress in advanced computing

• Informing the Center's policy researchers of macro-level trends in artificial intelligence through crowd forecasting and contributing analyzed data for published reports and projects released on a monthly basis

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, Cologny, Switzerland Aug '20 to Present Global Shaper

• Attending the Davos Agenda 2021, shaping greater stakeholder capitalism across academia, business, civil society and government while informing the Forum’s 25M social media followers on key issues shaping the year ahead

• Founding the Shapers AI Lab Working Group for Responsible AI, advocating for accountability in algorithmic design

• Developing AI and technology projects across the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, and North America in correspondence with the Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution PUBLICATIONS

Shah, Arsh, Frameworks for Improving AI Explainability Using Accountability Through Regulation and Design

(May 27, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3617349 Shah, Arsh, Rise of the Machines? Not Quite - The Viability of Traditional Legal Principles in a Tech-Focused World (April 27, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3608014 Shah, Arsh, China’s New Global Order: Foundations for the Future of the World Economy (December 22, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3549018 Shah, Arsh, The Reduction of Medical Waste Through Value-Based Care Organizations: Solutions for Unnecessary Spending in United States Healthcare (August 21, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3549079 SKILLS

Languages: Limited working proficiency in Mandarin, Elementary proficiency in Gujarati & Italian Legal: AUSTLII, Blockchain Policy, Chambers and Partners Submissions, Directory Management, Drafting, Legal500 Submissions, Legal Research, Lexis Advance, InterAction, Pitch Creation, Regulatory Policy, ReutersLink, RelSci, RFP/RFI Response Creation, Westlaw Technical: Adobe Creative Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Blockchain Applications, Bloomberg Terminal, CSS, Ghost, Foundation Software, Handshake Protocol (HNS), HTML5, Jupiter Notebooks, MailChimp, Microsoft Office, NGPVan, Oracle, Python, Prezi, Salesforce, SEO Management, Squarespace, Salesforce, SEO Management, Squarespace, TradingView, Wix, WordPress, Zoho CRM

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