Govind Shivkumar

Director, Investments at Omidyar Network

Panelist

Govind Shivkumar, a Director at Omidyar Network, oversees for-profit investments in late-stage AI and emerging tech companies and funds. He also stewards portfolios and grants in Open-Source Technogies, Data Governance and Public interest AI initiatives. Some of his recent investments / portfolio include Anthropic, EleutherAI, Stanford HAI, Skydeck VC Fund, and Humane Intelligence.

Govind specializes in structuring blended capital funds and has played a key role in establishing a series of Risk and Philanthropic Funds including CoDevelop, FOSS Sustainability Fund, Digital Infrastructure Fund, and Data Empowerment Fund.

Before joining Omidyar Network, Govind gained valuable experience investing in technology, healthcare, and financial services companies and funds during his decade-long tenure at the LGT Group. He also worked in investment banking at Unitus and Citigroup. Throughout his career at these firms, Govind executed transactions across North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe

Govind serves as member of the Aspen Global Cyber Council and is a Non-Resident Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Govind is an alumnus of UC Berkeley and the University of Mumbai, and he is a qualified Chartered Accountant