Lisa Einstein

Lisa Einstein works to expand access to impactful digital tools and mitigate harms from emerging technologies. She was Stanford’s first dual master’s degree recipient in computer science (artificial intelligence specialization) and international policy (cyber policy and security specialization). While at Stanford, she led H.R. McMaster’s research team on emerging technologies and geopolitics, contributed to a book on trust and safety engineering, and conducted research on AI-augmented education and algorithmic decision support tools for humanitarian evacuations. Previously, Lisa taught physics to over 600 students as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Guinea. She received her BA from Princeton in physics and dance and danced professionally for several years, including with Camille A. Brown and Dancers.