personnel
Elham Tabassi — Chief Technology Officer at NIST and AI Safety
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| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | mnpRjTnB3w |
| Source URL | www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/us-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-announces-key-executive-leadership-us |
| Parent | NIST and AI Safety |
| Children | — |
| Created | Apr 15, 2026, 11:15 AM |
| Updated | Apr 15, 2026, 11:15 AM |
| Synced | Apr 15, 2026, 11:15 AM |
Record Data
id | mnpRjTnB3w |
personId | Elham Tabassi(person) |
organizationId | NIST and AI Safety(organization) |
personEntityId | Elham Tabassi(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | NIST and AI Safety(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Chief Technology Officer |
roleType | key-person |
startDate | 2024-02 |
endDate | 2025-03 |
isFounder | No |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/us-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo-announ… |
notes | CTO of the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI). Appointed February 7, 2024 alongside Director Elizabeth Kelly. Left in March 2025 to become Director of the Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technology Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Confirmed via NIST news release and Brookings announcement. |
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partial85% confidence
Last checked: 4/15/2026
Inline sourcing: partial
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