150-Word Speaker Biography

Shalin Jyotishi is the Founding Managing Director of the Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative at the think-tank New America. He is an award-winning researcher and writer specializing in the intersection of science, education, workforce, and industrial policies and their implementation. He also serves as a Forbes contributor and as Visiting Faculty in Science & Technology Policy at Arizona State University. Jyotishi’s expertise on the impact of emerging technologies on education, labor, and the workforce has appeared in USA Today, Fast Company, NPR, Financial Times, and Politico, and on stages at Davos, United Nations, and SXSW. Shalin has held positions at AAAS, the World Economic Forum, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and the University of Michigan. He has served on boards for the MIT Science Policy Review, the UN International Telecommunications Union, Education Writers Association, George Washington University’s Institute for Public Policy, International Economic Development Council, Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technologies, and the Bipartisan Policy Center.