
Alondra Nelson
Harold F. Linder Chair, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study
Alondra Nelson is the Harold F. Linder Chair and a professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study. She is also a distinguished senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. Nelson was formerly deputy assistant to President Biden and acting director at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and, before that, president and CEO of the Social Science Research Council. Earlier in her career, she was professor of sociology, dean of social science, and director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at Columbia University. The author of four books, Nelson’s latest is The Social Life of DNA. She was named one of the ten people who shaped science in 2022 by Nature.
Previously

2023 Festival
The Path to Ethical A.I.: Balancing Innovation and Accountability
Video — 53m 19s

2017 Festival
Deep Dive: The Genetic Revolution, Unintended Consequences, and the Public Trust
Video — 1h 27m 57s

2017 Festival
Who Gets to Know Your Genes?
Audio — 58m

2017 Festival
Can DNA Help Us Grapple with the Past?
Audio — 58m