How is generative AI
reshaping work,
organizations, and
the people inside them?

Kashyap is a rising junior studying Information Science and Government, with a minor in AI. Outside the JEM Lab, he serves as Founder and President of the Cornell Political Strategy Group, Center Director of the Cornell Policy Group's Environment and Technology Center, VP of Pre-Professional Programming for pre-law fraternity Kappa Alpha Pi, and a Research Assistant at the Brooks Tech Policy Institute. Beyond Cornell, Kashyap co-founded and helped scale Encode, the world's first and largest youth nonprofit focused on AI policy, and serves as a Youth Fellow for the Rithm Project, where he researches pro-social technology designed to strengthen human connection.

Mihir is a sophomore studying Industrial and Labor Relations and Computer Science. He is interested in the impact of AI on regulated industries like law, insurance, and compliance. On campus he leads Cornell Data Strategy in tech consulting projects and writes for the Cornell Sun. Outside of school he works on his company Bryfd (bryfd.com) and enjoys biking and jiu-jitsu.

Leo is a first-year student in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, with interests in the societal impact of emerging technologies like AI. On campus, he engages in research on the adoption of technology in the workplace under the Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Scholar Program and is a data analyst for the Cornell Baseball Team.

Ben is a junior studying Industrial and Labor Relations with minors in Business and Law & Society. On campus, he is involved in the Kappa Alpha Pi Pre-Law Fraternity, the Cornell Undergraduate Law and Society Review, Cornell Political Strategy Group, and the Student Activities Funding Commission. His AI interests center on AI and the workplace, and AI and intellectual property and copyright law.

Kyonne is a finance analyst at IBM and enterprise technology strategist at Prospect Education Collective, an organization he co-founded in 2023. Over seven years as a school turnaround leader, he led teams of teachers to accelerate student growth and close historic achievement gaps — earning New York State Recognition for Educational Equity for three consecutive years. A Cornell graduate and MBA candidate at the University of Miami, Kyonne's time serving on an equity-focused White House Initiative shaped his vision for AI as a powerful lever for achieving equity and excellence in education.