Scott Singer
Scott Singer (LinkedIn – X) is a Fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he works on global AI development and governance with a focus on China.
He co-founded and directs the Oxford China Policy Lab, a research group that seeks to mitigate structural risks in the U.S.-China relationship. He is also an affiliate of the Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative.
Scott’s interests include U.S.-China AI relations, state-federal dynamics in frontier AI policy, and talent and capabilities in China-facing and emerging technology policy. He previously served as lead writer of the California Report on Frontier AI Policy, commissioned by California Governor Gavin Newsom. His work and expertise has been featured in outlets including Bloomberg, The Diplomat, The Financial Times, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Just Security, Lawfare, POLITICO, TIME, The Verge, The Washington Post, and The Wire China.
Scott is completing his Ph.D. in International Relations at Oxford as a Clarendon Scholar. He holds an MPhil with Distinction in International Relations from the University of Oxford and a BA in Economics and Fundamentals: Issues and Texts from the University of Chicago. He was a National Bureau of Asian Research Chinese Language Fellow at the International Chinese Language Program in Taipei and is professionally fluent in Mandarin.
