Amritha is currently a Visiting Summer Researcher with the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER). She has a background in computer science and public policy, including as a policy researcher at the Brookings Institution's Center for Technology Innovation in Washington D.C., as a product manager for a San Francisco-based startup, and as a director of various tech-centered nonprofits. She holds a degree in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Maryland.