Resham Sethi

About Resham Sethi

Resham Sethi is a purpose-driven leader working at the intersection of AI, digital technologies, and global health. Her vision is to build an AI-empowered health ecosystem rooted in research, community-engaged approaches, strategic alliances, and a shared commitment to equity. Currently she is writing the Strategy for AI in Healthcare for India alongside leading other national digital health and AI projects across India and beyond. With over a decade of experience, Resham’s expertise spans AI ecosystem design, community-engaged research, governance, policy, strategy, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. Her contributions to governance reform and digital systems strengthening have informed key policies across India and the United States.She works closely with governments, global institutions, research universities, and communities around the world—leveraging AI to transform health systems, inform responsible innovation, and shape forward-looking policy. Her work demonstrates an ability to translate AI strategies into culturally grounded, localized solutions that improve health outcomes.Above all, Resham values integrity, collaboration, inclusion, authenticity, and joy—principles that guide her leadership and the partnerships she builds.

Experience

1. Us-india Ai Fellow

   Observer Research Foundation America

   Nov 2024 — Present

   I look forward to contributing to U.S-India technology relations and AI cooperation. My work will focus on developing a bilateral framework between the U.S. and India through governance and diplomacy, while also strengthening South-South and North-South collaborations to advance health equity and global health security. It reflects my vision of leveraging technology, policy, and partnerships to address critical global health challenges and foster stronger diplomatic and technological ties between nations.

Education

• The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University

  Master's degree

• Fergusson College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

• Harvard University

  Certificate Program in Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice

• University of South Florida

  Certificate for In-Service Training

• MIT Sloan Executive Education

  Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Master's degree

• Karve Insititute of Social Service, Hillside, Karvenagar, Pune 411052

  Postgraduate Diploma

• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London

  Researching Gender-Based Violence: Methods and Meaning