Bio
Nestor Maslej is a CIGI senior fellow and a globally recognized artificial intelligence (AI) strategist and researcher working at the intersection of technology, business and public policy. In 2025, he founded Nestor Maslej Consulting Inc., where he serves as principal and CEO. The company helps enterprises understand and integrate AI in ways that deliver measurable productivity gains while prioritizing safety and responsible use.
Previously, Nestor served as editor-in-chief of the AI Index at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), where he spent four years building the index into the world’s most widely read report on AI. He continues to work for Stanford HAI part-time as a research associate and is a co-author [JG1] of the International AI Safety Report 2026. Since 2024, he has also taught several popular courses at Stanford examining key trends in AI development and deployment.
Nestor has provided strategic AI counsel to senior leaders at some of the world's leading organizations, including Goldman Sachs, Accenture, Mastercard, IBM, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group and Citibank. His research is regularly cited by governments and international organizations including the United States, the European Union and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and featured in publications such as The New York Times, the Financial Times, Bloomberg and The Guardian.
Nestor holds an M.Phil. in comparative government from the University of Oxford and an A.B. in social studies from Harvard College (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).