Vilas Dhar is President and Trustee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a 21st century $1.5B philanthropy advancing artificial intelligence and data solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all. A leading voice on equity in a tech-enabled world, Vilas champions a new social compact for the digital age that prioritizes individuals and communities in the development of new products, inspires economic and social opportunity, and empowers the most vulnerable. Vilas also serves as a Trustee of The Christensen Fund, Co-Chair of the Global AI Action Alliance at the World Economic Forum, Advisor to MIT SOLVE, Expert Contributor to OECD.AI, a Director of the Network of Engaged International Donors, and has previously served as a Senior Fellow of the Berggruen Institute and as AI Practitioner Resident at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center in Lake Como, Italy. Vilas holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law, a Master’s in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and dual Bachelor's degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois, and is currently completing his PhD dissertation at the University of Birmingham.