Data Analyst Intern –Policy + Ethics

## About the Role FairwAI is an AI-powered bias detection and compliance platform transforming how industries identify and address algorithmic discrimination. We're building the regulatory infrastructure of the future—starting with hospitality, and hiring. We currently have opening for faspring 2026. The summer is 20-40 hours a week and fall/spring is 10-20 hours. We can work with CPT/OPT. ## Team ### Shaurjya Mandal – Head of Research, AI Systems & Clinical Innovation **Role:** Shaurjya leads FairwAI's research function and the development of its AI methodology — including structured retrieval architectures, sentiment and bias detection systems, and validation frameworks for fairness in clinical and high-stakes AI environments. He ensures FairwAI's research meets the standards of peer-reviewed clinical AI while remaining accessible and useful in real-world deployment. **Bio:** Shaurjya Mandal is a machine learning research scientist at Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School, where he develops and evaluates AI systems for clinical settings. His research sits at the intersection of responsible AI, healthcare equity, and applied machine learning — with published and applied work in algorithmic bias, fairness in clinical decision support, and AI safety for vulnerable populations. He holds an M.S. in Artificial Intelligence from Carnegie Mellon University, where he conducted research at the Robotics Institute on machine perception and learning systems. Prior to his work at Harvard, Shaurjya served as a research engineer at India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and contributed to AI policy and infrastructure projects across the MENA region, including the design of responsible AI deployment frameworks for healthcare and insurance systems in the United Arab Emirates. He is a Nucleate Pittsburgh fellow, a recognized convener in early-stage biotechnology and AI commercialization. At FairwAI, Shaurjya bridges frontier clinical AI research with practical, ethical deployment — ensuring that what we build for the most underserved populations is also held to the highest scientific standard ### Mr. Dixon – Chief Compliance Strategist **Role:** Visionary founder of FairwAI, Mr. Dixon leads overall strategy, mission alignment, institutional partnerships, and compliance innovation. He ensures the platform remains focused on real-world fairness, risk mitigation, and public accountability—rather than abstract DEI. **Bio:** Mr. Dixon is a serial founder, public interest technologist, and global strategist known for building impact ventures at the intersection of technology, governance, and equity. He is currently a strategic advisor at MIT, where he collaborates across departments such as the MIT Media Lab and Martin Trust Center. Mr. Dixon has served as a policy strategist to President John Mahama of Ghana, worked with the U.S. Department of Energy on distributed energy infrastructure, and led multi-million-dollar public-private partnerships with organizations like GE Healthcare, USAID, and UNICEF. Mr. Dixon is the founder of SolarFi, a social enterprise that builds portable solar-powered infrastructure for clinics, schools, and underserved communities across Africa. Under his leadership, SolarFi was awarded major U.S. government contracts and featured by MIT and the UN. He has also advised on diplomatic and philanthropic partnerships. FairwAI is Mr. Dixon's most urgent venture yet. Inspired by lived experiences of racial bias and systemic discrimination in global travel, hiring, and healthcare systems, he founded FairwAI to reframe fairness as a compliance and safety issue, not a corporate DEI trend. Antonio brings a rare combination of field-tested grit, institutional access, tech, diplomacy, and global coalition to ensure accountability becomes enforceable. ### Dr. John Cooley – Technical Advisor **Role:** Leads FairwAI's technical architecture, AI compliance engine, and research partnerships. **Bio:** Dr. John Cooley is a renowned technologist and serial entrepreneur who holds five degrees from MIT: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, B.S. in Physics, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, an Engineer's Degree, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. He earned the David Adler Memorial Thesis Prize and the Morris Joseph Levin Award, recognizing his groundbreaking work in engineering and systems design. John was the CTO and later CEO of Nanoramic Laboratories, where he led the company to raise $44M+ in capital and developed cutting-edge battery and nanotechnology solutions. With 15+ years of experience at the frontier of hardware-software integration and AI systems, John brings a rare blend of research rigor and venture-scale execution. He now advises FairwAI on tech architecture, compliance logic, and academic research integration across MIT and international institutions. ### Dr. Niousha Roshani – Social Systems Strategist **Role:** Co-leads FairwAI's strategy, focusing on culturally responsive AI, equity frameworks, and global engagement. **Bio:** Dr. Niousha Roshani is a leading voice in the intersection of AI, social justice, and public interest technology. She is a former Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University and co-founder of the Center for Democracy Development and Rule of Law at Stanford University. With a background spanning the UN system, Latin American human rights movements, and Stanford's impact tech community, Niousha brings a transnational lens to algorithmic fairness and ethical design. Her expertise ensures FairwAI builds tools that not only detect discrimination—but empower communities and institutions to address it systemically. Based in Brazil, she anchors our Global South partnerships and pilots. Brazil is the last country in the western hemisphere to abolish slavery. ### Dr. Ryan Chin – Strategic Advisor, Urban Tech & Mobility Systems **Role:** Ryan advises