
Gregory C. Allen is the director of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) where he leads a team of scholars researching AI policy, governance, diplomacy, geopolitics, and national security. Mr. Allen plays an important role in shaping the U.S. and allied AI policy agenda, including at major international fora such as the 2023 and 2024 G7 Summits and the AI Safety Summit series. His recent research focuses on AI and semiconductor export controls and U.S.-China AI competition. The Economist has described Mr. Allen’s work in this field as “very much at the center of the formulation of current U.S. policy,” and Semafor called him “the most-watched U.S. analyst on the subject.” Prior to joining CSIS, Allen was the director of strategy and policy at the Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, where he oversaw the development and implementation of the DOD’s AI strategy. Before serving in the DOD, he was the head of market analysis and competitive strategy at Blue Origin and a corporate strategy consultant advising executives in the semiconductor, high-performance computing, robotics, and space/satellite industries. Mr. Allen holds a joint MPP/MBA degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Business School.
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Apple’s A.I. Ambitions for China Provoke Washington’s Resistance
Gregory C. Allen cited in The New York Times — May 17, 2025
Trump’s Saudi trip turns into an AI lovefest
Gregory C. Allen cited in POLITICO — May 13, 2025
Trump’s Saudi trip turns into an AI lovefest
Gregory C. Allen cited in POLITICO — May 13, 2025
Exclusive: Every AI Datacenter Is Vulnerable to Chinese Espionage, Report Says
Gregory C. Allen cited in TIME Magazine — April 22, 2025
U.S. Chipmakers Fear They Are Ceding China’s A.I. Market to Huawei
Gregory C. Allen in The New York Times — April 18, 2025
China's love of open-source AI may shut down fast
Gregory C. Allen in Reuters — April 2, 2025
Biden's AI legacy: A headache for Europe and the tech industry
Gregory C. Allen in POLITICO — March 27, 2025
The reality is that policy moves are already impacting Nvidia's stock, says CSIS' Gregory Allen
Gregory C. Allen in CNBC — March 19, 2025
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The AI Diffusion Rule is Rescinded, AI Executives Testify Before Congress, & AI Adoption in the IRS
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Brielle Hill — May 14, 2025

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request, AI Diffusion Framework Update, and the Politburo's Study Session on AI
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — May 7, 2025

Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang on Securing U.S. AI Leadership
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Alexandr Wang — May 2, 2025

Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang on Securing U.S. AI Leadership
Event — May 1, 2025
Michael Kratsios’s Vision for U.S. Tech Leadership, H20 Export Controls, and Huawei’s Ascend 920
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — April 23, 2025

A New Vision for Advancing AI Governance with Andrew Freedman - The AI Policy Podcast
Event — April 16, 2025
A New Vision for Advancing AI Governance with Andrew Freedman
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen — April 16, 2025

Tariffs, Nvidia’s H20 Export Control Exemption, and OMB’s New AI Guidance
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — April 10, 2025

DeepSeek: A Deep Dive
Congressional Testimony by Gregory C. Allen — April 8, 2025
Mapping Chinese AI Regulation with Matt Sheehan
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen — April 2, 2025
