Sabeen Dhanani

Sabeen Dhanani is a senior leader in digital development and technology policy with over 15 years of experience at the intersection of AI governance, international development, and U.S. foreign policy. She is currently a non-resident senior associate in the Global Development Department at CSIS, focused on digital transformation and AI in the Global South, and a partner at Fenix Digital, a boutique AI and digital strategy consultancy. Until 2025 she served as the deputy director of USAID's Office of Digital Technology, where she advanced initiatives in digital public infrastructure, responsible AI, connectivity, and digital skills and facilitated partnerships between USAID and leading technology companies, multilateral institutions, and philanthropies. Sabeen previously worked at the World Bank, the Monitor Group, and the Aga Khan Foundation. She holds a master's degree from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from Cornell University. She is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a 2022 honoree of the CSIS Diversity in National Security and Foreign Affairs Leadership List.