Shruti Sharma

Program Manager and Research Associate, Renewing American Innovation
Shruti Sharma

Shruti Sharma is a program manager and research associate in the Renewing American Innovation program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she supports research on semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies in the context of national and economic security. Prior to joining CSIS, she held research and consulting roles in technology policy and digital governance, evaluating large-scale digital initiatives, analyzing algorithmic systems and online information dynamics, and producing policy briefs and strategy memos to support senior decision-makers and international dialogues on AI and platform regulation. Shruti holds an MA in strategy, cybersecurity, and intelligence from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and an MA in international studies from Symbiosis International University in India. She has published on technology policy, cybersecurity, and digital governance.

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Tracking Global Compulsory Licensing Trends in Biopharmaceuticals

From HIV/AIDS to Covid-19, global health emergencies have revived calls for compulsory licensing. But history shows that innovation, technology transfer, and manufacturing capacity—not patent waivers alone—drive access to lifesaving medicines.

Commentary by Alexander Kersten and Shruti Sharma — July 22, 2026

AI Has a Memory Problem

As AI data centers consume a growing share of global memory supply, shortages of advanced memory chips are emerging as a critical constraint on AI deployment and industrial competitiveness. Policymakers must expand memory and packaging capacity to avoid future bottlenecks.

Newsletter by Shruti Sharma — June 25, 2026

Building the AI Workforce: The Math Behind the Pipeline

As AI reshapes work and innovation, mathematics is an essential infrastructure for both building advanced AI systems and effectively using them across the economy. Yet declining U.S. math performance threatens the talent pipeline needed to sustain U.S. competitiveness.

Newsletter by Shruti Sharma — May 11, 2026

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Universities, Patents, and the Future of U.S. Competitiveness

An audio version of “⁠Universities, Patents, and the Future of U.S. Competitiveness⁠,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Shruti Sharma and Chris Borges. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.  

Podcast Episode by Shruti Sharma and Chris Borges — December 15, 2025

Audio Briefs

Universities, Patents, and the Future of U.S. Competitiveness

The strength of the United States’ innovation system does not rest on government spending alone, but on the mutually supportive partnership between public investment, university research, and private enterprise. 

Commentary by Shruti Sharma and Chris Borges — December 15, 2025

U.S. Universities: Engines of Economic Growth

University research is a proven job creator, an engine of regional economic growth, and a generator of entirely new industries that also advance public health, improve wellbeing, and bolster national security.

Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, Shruti Sharma, and Chris Borges — October 29, 2025