Dr. Amen Ra Mashariki

Dr. Amen Ra Mashariki is the Director of AI and Data Strategies at the Bezos Earth Fund, where he works to identify funding opportunities and initiatives that will help ensure climate and nature organizations can use AI effectively for on-the-ground impact. Dr. Mashariki was previously a Senior Principal Scientist at NVIDIA leading their AI Nations portfolio. Dr. Mashariki was previously the Global Director of the AI Lab at the World Resources Institute, adjunct faculty at NYU , and Fellow at the Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

Dr. Mashariki served as the first Chief Analytics Officer for the City of New York under the de Blasio administration and the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics. He was appointed by President Barack Obama to be a White House Fellow in 2012 and went on to serve as a political appointee as the Chief Technology Officer for the Office of Personnel Management. Amen earned Doctorate, Master's, and bachelor's degrees in computer science from Morgan State, Howard and Lincoln University, respectively.