Paul Fehlinger is a global leader at the intersection of policy, technology, capital, and entrepreneurship. At Harvard's Berkman Klein Center, he focuses on how to better bridge the VC and policy worlds, what makes innovation ecosystems highly performant, and how venture capital and entrepreneurial solutions can enable the responsible and regulated uses of AI and other cutting-edge technologies.
As inaugural Director of Policy, Governance Innovation & Impact at Project Liberty Institute, he leads global initiatives shaping the future of the data and AI economy with VCs, LPs, policymakers, and experts for the USD 500 million effort. He co-launched, with partners, the first ongoing LP process on responsible investment in data and AI in Europe, North America, and Asia, engaging asset owners managing over USD 5 trillion.
He is also the publisher of VC+POLICY, a platform advancing the VC–entrepreneur–policy interface. Paul regularly speaks at global fora spanning policy, investment, and innovation, including the United Nations, SuperVenture, OECD, AI Action Summit, FRAME, ImpactVC, the G7, and Web Summit Canada. His views on trends have been featured in The Economist, The New York Times, ImpactAlpha, Fortune, Politico, Stepstone’s Reflections on Private Markets podcast, and Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report. He has served on advisory groups for the World Economic Forum and other international bodies.
Between 2011-22, he co-founded and led the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network, pioneering multistakeholder cooperation and standards for cross-border digital markets across 70 countries between governments, IGOs, tech companies (USD 10T+ combined market cap), and experts. The organization received endorsements from the G7, UN, OECD, EU, and other bodies. Paul is also a VC and policy-focused Senior Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance in Europe, and an alumnus of the Newton Venture Program of London Business School, LocalGlobe VC, and HSBC Innovation Banking. He holds a Master’s in International Relations from Sciences Po Paris with a scholarship from the German National Merit Foundation (Studienstiftung) and a BA in European Studies from Maastricht University.
