Riki Parikh is Policy Director at The Alliance for Secure AI, a bipartisan nonprofit building political support for durable, enforceable safeguards on advanced AI. He built and leads The Alliance’s policy department, directing its engagement with Congress, state legislatures, and the executive branch.
Riki came to The Alliance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he served as Senior Counselor to the Secretary, advising on national security and emerging technology. Previously, he held leadership roles in global public affairs at Meta and LinkedIn, shaping corporate engagement with policymakers around the world. He spent six years on Capitol Hill, as counsel to U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and press secretary to U.S. Senator Mark Warner. He earned his J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and his B.A. from The George Washington University.