Bio
Priya Vithani has more than a decade of experience working at the intersection of technology policy and global affairs. She currently serves as a senior advisor on strategy and engagement to organizations advancing global AI policy and program priorities, including the World Bank Group and Digital Impact Alliance. Previously, Priya served as a senior AI advisor at the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Rwanda, where she supported the establishment of the Africa AI Council and facilitated the endorsement of the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence. Prior to this role, she worked with the World Economic Forum to design and launch multi-stakeholder initiatives on the governance and responsible use of digital and emerging technologies, collaborating closely with its global network of technology centres and private-sector partners. A former career diplomat, Priya served as a policy officer in the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, focusing on the Middle East and North Africa, and represented the United States at the United Nations on a range of human rights policy issues, including engagement with the UN Human Rights Council and special procedures.