Rishi Siddharth
data / policy / bay area
I am a Consultant at Zinnov, working across globalization strategy and private equity advisory for technology companies and investor strategy. I evaluate global operating models, talent markets, and technology capabilities for enterprise clients and investors. I graduated from American University, and also spent a year at the London School of Economics. Prior to that, I completed research with NASA and the NSF/NSA, worked at an AI startup, and built climate data infrastructure at LSE through the Transition Pathway Initiative. I am originally from Menlo Park, California. I love soccer, reading, and hiking.
The world is changing rapidly, and I am excited to be a part of it.
Life
Education
Interests
Global life expectancy
73 years
up from 29 in 1800
Global literacy rate
87%
up from 12% in 1820
source: Our World in Data
Writing
We Are the Neanderthals
AI is not a tool and not an alien. It is a second intelligence grown from ours, and in the only precedent we have, we are the Neanderthals. From Turing to agents: what AI actually is, why we cannot control it, and what we should do instead.