Nihal Krishan

Fellow
Nihal Krishan is an award-winning journalist and scholar who focuses on the nexus of tech and politics and is a Fellow at CSDR.

Nihal Krishan studies the nexus of tech and politics with a focus on issues like AI, data privacy, cybersecurity, cloud wars, misinformation, disinformation, and content moderation. He is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the Hindu, the Boston Globe, USA Today, MSNBC, the Huffington Post, Mother Jones and the Washington Examiner.

He regularly interviews U.S. Senators, Congressmen, heads of federal agencies and top tech executives in Washington and Silicon Valley. He has broken multiple stories of national interest regarding campaign finance, economic policy, Big Tech developments and the explosion of AI in the past few years.

Nihal also hosts a live talk panel events series on AIxArtxCulture in Washington DC and appears regularly on TV news outlets and tech podcasts.

Nihal is a Third Culture Kid who grew up in South Korea, Saudi Arabia, India and Singapore. Outside of work he’s found most often on his bicycle, climbing mountains and on the disco dance floor.

Areas of
Expertise

AI

Disinformation

Emerging Tech

Tech Policy

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