Lennart Heim

Lennart Heim is an accomplished Information Scientist at RAND, leading the AI & Compute initiative at the Technology and Security Policy Center since April 2024. Alongside this role, Lennart serves as a Professor of Policy Analysis at Pardee RAND Graduate School and holds various positions, including Adjunct Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Governance of AI. With experience as a Strategy Specialist at Epoch and as a Consultant and Expert Group Member for OECD.AI, Lennart contributes expertise to organizations focused on AI and climate issues. Previous roles include Pro Forecaster at INFER Public, Operations Analyst at Polaris Ventures, and Research Fellow at the Stanford Existential Risks Initiative. Lennart’s academic background includes a Master’s thesis in Computer Engineering from ETH Zürich and advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering from RWTH Aachen University.