Michael Yang completed a think tank fellowship at the Center for Democracy and Technology on the Equity in Civic Technology project. After his fellowship, he took a role as a Government Accountability Office (GAO) through GAO’s Professional Development Program.
Michael received a position at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) through GAO’s Professional Development Program after completing his AI fellowship at the Center for Democracy and Technology. He previously was a computer science PhD candidate at ANU working on alternative frameworks for algorithmic fairness and worked on ethical AI at Salesforce. He also advised STEM students on science policy as the outgoing Eastern Hub chair for the National Science Policy Network. Michael received his BA in computer science and philosophy as part of the first graduating class of Minerva University.