Summary
Pranay Mittal is a policy-focused technologist with nine years of experience at the intersection of AI, semiconductors, and biotechnology, currently serving as Professional Staff Member for the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. He has shaped AI, chips, and export-control policy for multiple House committees and chairmen, translating technical complexity into actionable legislative guidance. Trained in mathematics and artificial intelligence at Rice, UT Austin, and Cambridge, he pairs rigorous research experience—replicating foundational neural network results—with practical software engineering work at Microsoft and in full-stack roles. Comfortable moving between code, research, and Capitol Hill, he has built cloud-diagnostic tooling and production web systems while advising on high-stakes export and technology policy. Fluent in advanced Hindi through a Boren scholarship, he brings cross-cultural insight to global tech governance.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mathematics, Bachelor's degree, Mathematics at Rice University
Abraham Broad Exchange Scholarship, Trinity College, Abraham Broad Exchange Scholarship, Trinity College at University of Cambridge
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Interlake Senior High School
Boren Scholar for Advanced Hindi in India, A, Boren Scholar for Advanced Hindi in India, A at AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR INDIAN STUDIES
Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence, Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence at The University of Texas at Austin
Hindi, Spanish