Faisal Lalani
Executive Director at We Are One Humanity
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolFaisal Lalani is an executive director and technology-policy leader with 11 years of experience bridging computer science, global development, and coalition-building across the Global South. Trained in Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder and steeped in ICTD research from fieldwork in Nepal, South Africa, and India, he has led partnerships and research programs at organizations including The Collective Intelligence Project, New America, and the Global Center on AI Governance. He combines hands-on data and cloud experience from roles at Snowflake and Dimagi with policy-focused research at Microsoft Research and Factum, shaping AI and internet governance initiatives that engage governments, tech companies, and civil society. Known as a global community organizer on GitHub, he brings a rare mix of technical fluency and geopolitical savvy—often orchestrating cross-sector symposia and advocacy campaigns that translate technical assessments into practical policy recommendations.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Media Policy, Media Policy at University of OxfordUniversity of Cape TownSIT Nepal: Development and Social Change, SIT Nepal: Development and Social Change at School for International TrainingBachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder
English, Hindi, Nepali
Stackoverflow
67reputation
2kreached
1answer
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Github Skills (21)
e-mail6
swift6
protocols6
ios-application6
storyboard6
delegates6
attachment6
ghost6
ios6
compilation6
outlier-detection5
newsletter5
pluto5
machine-learning4
deep-learning4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
PlutoNetwork/Pluto-iOS
Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:29 commits, 8 PRs, 103 pushes in 3 months
swift-3plutoupdatedswiftios
dimagi/rad-outlier-detect
Mar 2021 - Nov 2021
RAD scripts to run Ben B's outlier-detect algorithms
Contributions:16 reviews, 4 PRs, 36 pushes in 7 months
pythonbenradoutlierdetect
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