Gregory C. Allen

Director, Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies
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Gregory C. Allen is the director of the Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies and a senior fellow in the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, he was the director of strategy and policy at the Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, where he oversaw development and implementation of the DOD’s AI Strategy, drove policy and human capital reforms to accelerate the DOD’s adoption of AI, developed mechanisms for AI governance and ethics, and led frequent diplomatic engagements with governments and militaries in Europe and the Indo-Pacific regions, including China. Mr. Allen’s expertise and professional experience spans AI, robotics, semiconductors, space technology, and national security. Prior to working at the DOD, he was the head of market analysis and competitive strategy at Blue Origin, a space technology manufacturer and space launch services provider. Mr. Allen’s writing and commentary has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Economist, Nature, CNN, Fox News, Foreign Policy, and WIRED. He holds a joint MPP/MBA degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Business School.

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Executive Education

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends is Washington’s premier executive course for mid-to senior-level professionals responsible for helping their organizations predict and prepare for the global macrotrends that will drive change for the next 30 years.

Course Date: October 23, 2023
Registration Closes: October 13, 2023
Executive Education

AI in National Security

Unpack AI’s implications for military power and national security in an era of intensifying geopolitical competition.

Course Date: June 6, 2023
Registration Closes: May 30, 2023
The Truth of the Matter

AI and the G7

Gregory C. Allen joins the podcast to discuss why the Group of Seven Nations (G7) are headed into new territory discussing AI

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Gregory C. Allen — May 19, 2023

CSIS the truth of the matter

Technology Race in Asia: The Capital Cable #71

Please join us for the Capital Cable with Gregory Allen as we talk about AI, semiconductors and the technology race in Asia. 

Event by Gregory C. Allen , Victor Cha , Mark Lippert , and Sue Mi Terry — May 18, 2023

The Truth of the Matter

China’s New Strategy for Waging the Microchip Tech War

CSIS’s Gregory C. Allen joins the podcast to discuss his new report on “China’s New Strategy for Waging the Microchip Tech War,” and what it means for the United States and the world.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Gregory C. Allen — May 12, 2023

CSIS the truth of the matter

Launch Conference: Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies

The launch conference for the Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies will bring together technology leaders across the public and private sectors to discuss the strategic, geopolitical, and economic implications of AI. 

Event by and Alexander Macgillivray , William Carter , Margaret Palmieri , Schuyler Moore , Romesh Wadhwani , Rebecca Finlay , Brad Smith , Julie Sweet , Denise Zheng , John J. Hamre , Gregory C. Allen — May 9, 2023

Press Briefing: Previewing G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a call-in press briefing to preview the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima, Japan on May 19-21.

Event by Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher B. Johnstone , Maria Snegovaya , and Gregory C. Allen — May 9, 2023