Nikhil Sud

Nikhil Sud (J.D., Doctor of Law) is a seasoned and widely published global lawyer and policy practitioner – and a leading voice in high-profile, cutting-edge tech law and policy debates, and in crafting and executing innovative, high-impact strategies to shape outcomes on these issues. In doing so, he has worked extensively with governments and businesses around the world. At Ashoka University in India, Nikhil is a professor teaching (1) Tech Law and Policy and (2) Law and Lawyerly Thinking – and he oversees associated strategic initiatives. Before joining Ashoka, Nikhil spent about a decade in Washington DC as a senior lawyer and policy practitioner, working across jurisdictions including India, the U.S., and Europe, on pressing issues particularly in the realm of technology, including data privacy, competition, censorship, cybersecurity, and others. Recognized as “a globally renowned lawyer and expert in technology, law, and policy,” Nikhil has published extensively and been quoted on these issues – and his work has played a key role in informing government and business thinking.

Nikhil received a J.D. (Doctor of Law) from Yale Law School, where he served as Senior Editor of the Yale Journal on Regulation, and Senior Editor of the Yale Law and Policy Review. He clerked for the Supreme Court of India during a summer at Yale Law School. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Yale University, where he majored in Economics. At Yale, Nikhil was an early inductee into Phi Beta Kappa (America’s oldest and most prestigious academic honors society) and named Senior Class Marshal (awarded to top-ranking graduating students). At Yale, Nikhil also founded the Yale Hindi Debate, a U.S.-based national-level Hindi language debate that received widespread media coverage and just entered its 17th year.