The Future of Healthcare: From AI Innovation to Policy
In this talk, ROHINI KOSOGLU shares her background in healthcare innovation and policy as well as her expertise in the future of healthcare when it comes to AI innovation. Kosoglu worked on the Biden administration’s timely AI Bill of Rights, one of the first legal documents addressing AI. She is a Venture Partner at Fusion Fund – a venture firm that focuses on early-stage technology and health care investments – and Director of Innovation Policy at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign. Weighing the opportunities to tap into health care’s rich data against the potential pitfalls of inequitable technological application, Kosoglu breaks down the need-to-know on healthcare and AI in this riveting conversation.
The Future of Artificial Intelligence: AI Innovation, Policy, and Governance
As a former senior White House official and Stanford’s current AI policy expert, ROHINI KOSOGLU is uniquely primed to advise on navigating geopolitical and regulatory landscapes while prioritizing innovation. With a deep understanding of AI’s position in the private and public sectors, Kosoglu helps audiences wrap their heads around what’s next.
Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Future of Work
Policy expert and public servant ROHINI KOSOGLU unpacks the ripple effect AI and automation will have on today’s workforce and the future of work. Kosoglu is a Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), working to understand the potential of AI to contribute to building a better future. In this talk, Kosoglu dives into deeper detail about what we should expect as AI and automation integrate into the economy and subsequent consequences on the workforce.
The National Political Landscape: Policy, Bipartisanship, and Possibility
Having led bipartisan negotiations on some of the most impactful ideas to arrive on the floor in recent decades, policy expert ROHINI KOSOGLU offers unique insight into the possibilities of transformative, bipartisan change. Reflecting on her tenure as a senior White House official, Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, U.S. Senate Chief of Staff, and senior Presidential Campaign advisor, Kosoglu shares her strategies to successfully realize bipartisan domestic policies to support the middle class, invest in American innovation, and strengthen our nation’s democracy.
DEI: How to Build & Retain More Inclusive Talent
During her tenure as Chief of Staff under Senator Harris, ROHINI KOSOGLU demonstrated unparalleled skill in building – and retaining – an inclusive team. Under her organizational leadership, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies named Harris’ office as the most diverse in the U.S. Senate. In this talk, Kosoglu shares insights and actionable steps every leader and organization can take to improve their hiring process, expand their pipeline, and retain a diverse and high-impact talent pool.
Moderating & Hosting
With a passion for advocacy and a talent for fostering collaboration, ROHINI KOSOGLU excels as a moderator and host. Kosoglu’s ability to navigate complex topics with poise and grace creates an inclusive atmosphere where meaningful dialogue can flourish.
Women Making History: Rohini Kosoglu champions a diverse future
Nationally-recognized policy expert ROHINI KOSOGLU has been at the forefront of driving transformative change and shaping critical policy discourse in the areas of technology, social, and economic policy. Kamala Harris told CNN, “Rohini Kosoglu is a brilliant and trusted leader who has been at my side for years from the US Senate to the campaign trail to the White House… She is an exceptional public servant and I am enormously grateful for her service.”
Kosoglu is a leading national expert on domestic policy and veteran of the White House, Congress, and presidential campaigns. She also has the distinction of being the first South Asian American woman to hold the roles of both Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President and Chief of Staff in the United States Senate. Kosoglu’s impact on the U.S. policy landscape has strengthened democracy, advanced gender and racial equity, and created economic mobility for millions of American workers and families. In discussion, Kosoglu combines her White House insider knowledge with her forward-thinking values to chart a path forward to a better future.
Rohini Kosolgu is changing the face of AI in healthcare
Nationally recognized policy expert and public servant ROHINI KOSOGLU knows that promoting the safe and equitable development of AI is a necessary step towards the future of healthcare. Kosoglu is a Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), working to understand the potential of AI to contribute to building a better future. She told Politico, “With any advances in health care, we’re potentially saving so many people’s lives. But there’s also a balance that has to happen to make sure we are protecting patients and doing everything we can to make them feel safe.”
Kosoglu has shaped policy on wide-ranging initiatives touching artificial intelligence such as the Affordable Care Act, the AI Bill of Rights, and the American Rescue Plan. Kosoglu’s humanistic approach to AI healthcare provides a fresh perspective to any organization considering thinking about storing, protecting, and leveraging sensitive data. In her talks, Kosoglu dives into deeper detail about what we should expect as AI and automation integrate into the economy – and the subsequent consequences for the healthcare industry.
Rohini Kosoglu is a leading national policy expert and veteran of the White House, Congress, and presidential campaigns who has been at the forefront of driving transformative change in social, technology, and economic policy over the last two decades. Kosoglu recently served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, where she was the first Asian American woman to serve in this position. She is currently a Venture Partner at Fusion Fund, a venture firm that focuses on early-stage technology and health care investments. She also is a Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) and Director of Innovation Policy at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign.
In the White House, Kosoglu led and promoted initiatives on behalf of the President and Vice President to strengthen democracy, advance gender and racial equity, and create economic mobility for millions of American workers and families. Kosoglu also served as a key advisor during the creation and implementation of the American Rescue Plan, including the national response to the COVID-19 crisis, the CHIPS Act, the AI Bill of Rights, the bipartisan infrastructure law and the Cancer Moonshot. On behalf of the Vice President, she helped forge a number of public-private partnerships in the White House, ultimately driving billions of private sector dollars towards national priorities of the President and Vice President and leveraged the strengths of both the government and private-sector. Vice President Harris praised Kosoglu as “a brilliant and trusted leader” who “brought vision, strategic judgement, and a depth of experience as our Administration has addressed some of the most urgent challenges facing our nation.”
Kosoglu served as a Senior Advisor during both the Presidential transition and 2020 U.S. Presidential election on behalf of President Biden and Vice President Harris. In her campaign role, she also helped manage debate preparations for Vice President Harris. During the 2020 election, Kosoglu crafted policy initiatives to design a more inclusive economy for all communities, particularly those that have been historically left behind, and increase opportunities for American families and workers to succeed.
Earlier, Kosoglu made history as the first South Asian American woman to serve as Chief of Staff in the United States Senate under then-U.S. Senator Kamala Harris. She managed hearing preparations for some of the highest-profile Senate hearings over the last decade including investigations around data privacy, cybersecurity, and social media interference during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as Supreme Court nomination hearings. Additionally, under her organizational leadership, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies named Harris’ office under Kosoglu's tenure as the most diverse in the U.S. Senate.
Kosoglu’s career in the United States Congress has also included over a decade of leadership positions crafting social, economic, and technology policy initiatives with senior Democratic Senators, including U.S. Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. Notably, Kosoglu was a key negotiator during the passage of the historic Affordable Care Act. She also was a lead negotiator and drafter during the reform of the Food and Drug Administration which led to landmark designations for approval of innovative drugs and devices, known today as Breakthrough Therapies and Breakthrough Devices, respectively, as well as laws to strengthen patient-centered care in the 21st Century Cures Act.
Kosoglu was a former resident fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School and received her bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree from George Washington University. She serves on several nonprofit boards and advises across the public and private sectors.
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