Nikhil Daniel

Nikhil Daniel

Studying how societies govern powerful technologies, international markets, and geopolitical risk.

Harvard College, Class of 2030

Nikhil Daniel

I’m a first-year at Harvard studying Social Studies and Statistics. I’m interested in how we govern new tech, how international markets react to global events, and how to make public services actually work.

In high school, I spent most of my time competing in debate and helping open it up to more students, writing for the school paper, and working on housing in Central Florida.

What I’m up to

  1. Studying Social Studies and Statistics at Harvard
  2. AI and policy research with Orit Shaer at the Radcliffe Institute
  3. AI Policy Fellow at the AI Safety Student Team
  4. Competing with the Harvard College Debating Union
  5. Associate for Ambassador Chris Lu at the Institute of Politics
  6. Advisory board member and former executive at Outreach Debate

Before Harvard

  1. Ranked as high as third in the country in Public Forum debate
  2. Won the Congressional App Challenge with ShelterSpot, a shelter-finder app
  3. Twice named Florida Journalist of the Year (Online and Emerging)
  4. Co-authored two NGO reports for the UN Human Rights Committee
  5. Technology innovation at the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida
  6. Co-founded Clusion, a debate prep platform

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