Rob Reich

Rob Reich is the McGregor-Girand Professor of Social Ethics of Science and Technology at Stanford University. He is the former associate director of Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), former co-director of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS), and the former director of Stanford's Center for Ethics in Society. His scholarship in political theory engages with the work of social scientists and engineers. His current work is on ethics, policy, and technology. As a 2024 Scholar in Service, Rob served as Senior Advisor to the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI). 

Listen to a story Rob told on stage as part of Testing Ground Live! about what motivated his period of leave-in-service to engage deeper questions around technology and ethics.