Pallavi Bhargava

Pallavi Bhargava

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Class of 2027 | Laidlaw Scholars Research and Leadership Program (Laidlaw)

BIOGRAPHY

Pallavi Bhargava, a sophomore from Bethesda, Maryland, is pursuing a double major in Public Policy and Computer Science. Deeply interested in the intersection of technology, innovation, and constitutional law, Pallavi serves as Co-Vice President of Career Affairs in the Public Policy Majors Union and is involved in Club Volleyball and Project BUILD. During her gap year, she helped research and edit the Global Handbook for Ethical Use of AI, a resource distributed to over 130 countries. Drawing on her background in music and competitive sports, Pallavi has approached collaboration with positivity and teamwork in a variety of fields ranging from healthcare technology companies to the D.C. Attorney General’s Office. Most recently, she worked with Venable LLP’s Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, conducting research on AI and information-sharing in Latin America and publishing articles for the firm and Compiler News. Currently at Duke, she continues information-sharing research with graduate students and hopes to pursue a law degree.