Austin is the Founder and President of SeedAI, a nonprofit organized around the belief that, in order to responsibly harness the power of AI, we need frameworks and environments to co-create, evaluate, and make active decisions on the technology and the policies that govern it.
Previously, Austin established and led the DC government affairs operation for NVIDIA, translating NVIDIA’s expertise in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing for policymakers. Prior to joining NVIDIA, he held a number of public sector and NGO positions, serving as Legislative Director for Chairman Michael McCaul and Executive Director for the Technology Freedom Institute. Austin co-founded the Congressional Tech Staff Association, co-led the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus and the Congressional High Tech Caucus, and is a founding fellow of the Internet Law and Policy Foundry.
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