Parveen Sheikh

Founder · Generalist · Policy Researcher

Bridging grassroots development and global frontier AI governance. Currently leading a registered NGO in India and researching how international governance bodies allocate authority.

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Global AI Governance

> AI Governance Design Index (Mangrove)

Co-developed a concentration-reversibility-efficiency index scoring multilateral AI frameworks. Published as a live web tool.

> Kill-Chain Model Hackathon

Co-authored a kill-chain model of AI-assisted political capture in Indian local elections. Top half of 217 submissions globally.

[Compute Verification] [Latent vs Realised Leverage] [AGI Strategy]

Grassroots Impact

Founder & Co-Director, NISA

Built end-to-end ops from scratch for a registered NGO focusing on gender justice, skill development, and livelihood in Jodhpur.

Project Atmanirbhar

Designed via participatory needs assessment with 200+ women. Built Theory of Change from original survey data.

Policy Analysis Participatory Research Team Building

Fellowships, Programmes & Community

Project AWARE AI Safety Fellowship 2026 – Present

Policy and operations fellowship focused on international AI safety programme delivery, coordinating across international cohorts and multilateral frameworks.

AIM’s Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program Recruitment Process 2026

Reached round 4/5 in the recruitment. I was among the top 3% candidates globally.

Technical & Strategy Cohorts (BlueDot, Lens Academy, CRS) 2026

Completed intensive training in AGI Strategy (BlueDot Impact), Compute Verification protocols (Lens Academy), and Suffering-Focused Ethics (Center for Reducing Suffering).

Global Conferences, Community Events & Delegations 2025 – 2026

Previous: EAGxIndia 2025 and EAGxIndia 2026

Upcoming: EAG NYC, Swiss AI Safety Days, EAGxBerlin

Giving What We Can - The 🔸10% Pledge 2026

I’ve pledged to Donate 10% of my Annual Income to High-Impact Charities.

Education

POSTGRADUATE

M.A. Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy

First Division with Distinction

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
2020
2022
UNDERGRADUATE

B.A. (Hons.) Russian Language & Culture

First Division

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
2016
2020

Core Competencies

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Policy analysis, comparative institutional analysis, participatory research, survey design, MEL, BOTEC estimation.

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Hiring, programme design, remote team management, donor reporting, grant writing, stakeholder engagement.

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English (Fluent), Hindi (Native), Russian (Professional), Spanish (Basic).

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Claude (research synthesis & workflow automation), Notion, Airtable, Excel, SPSS, Google Workspace.