Summary
Devshi Mehrotra is a founder and CEO with a decade of technical and civic experience, leading JusticeText to build AI tools that reduce incarceration for low-income defendants. She’s raised $3M from prominent investors including Bloomberg Beta, True Ventures, and Reid Hoffman, and her work has earned recognition from Forbes 30 Under 30, MIT Solve, Dream.org, and SXSW. Technically grounded with MS and BS degrees in Computer Science from the University of Chicago and research internships at Google Brain, DeepMind, and Microsoft Research, she blends machine learning and NLP expertise with product leadership. Her background includes applied policy work—designing national ICT education strategy and a fair high-school admissions algorithm for Sierra Leone—demonstrating an uncommon mix of global public-sector impact and deep ML engineering. Based in Los Angeles, she translates research-grade models into mission-driven products that serve underserved communities.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Schwarzman Scholar Master's of Global Affairs, Schwarzman Scholar Master's of Global Affairs at Tsinghua University
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Chicago