Sharad Goel is a Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.
He looks at public policy through the lens of computer science, bringing a computational perspective to a diverse range of contemporary social and political issues, including criminal justice reform, democratic governance, and the equitable design of algorithms. Sharad is the founder and co-director of the Computational Policy Lab, an interdisciplinary team of researchers, data scientists, and journalists that use technology to drive social impact.
Prior to joining Harvard, Sharad was on the faculty at Stanford University, with appointments in management science & engineering, computer science, sociology, and the law school. Sharad holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Chicago, as well as a master’s degree in computer science and a doctorate in applied mathematics from Cornell University.