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Gina Raimondo

Gina Raimondo is a public policy leader whose work at Commerce covered AI safety and chip manufacturing. She studied at Harvard, Oxford, and Yale, worked in venture capital, and served in Rhode Island government before leading Commerce from 2021 to 2025. At Commerce, she named the leaders of the U.S. AI Safety Institute and set out plans for a global network of AI safety institutes. In 2026, she launched RAISE US as its CEO and joined Brown’s Watson School as a senior fellow for 2026–27.

Timeline

  1. By 2010

    From law to venture capital

    She graduated with honors from Harvard, earned a doctorate from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and graduated from Yale Law School. Her early career included a clerkship with U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood, work at Village Ventures, and co-founding Rhode Island venture firm Point Judith Capital.

  2. November 2010

    Winning Rhode Island’s treasury

    She was elected Rhode Island General Treasurer, receiving more votes than any other statewide candidate.

  3. 2015–2021

    Leading Rhode Island

    She served two terms as Rhode Island’s governor and became the state’s first woman in the office. She left the governorship in March 2021 to become U.S. Commerce secretary.

  4. 2021–2025

    Commerce and AI infrastructure

    As U.S. Commerce secretary, she oversaw $39 billion in chip-manufacturing incentives and led the department’s AI development work.

  5. February 2024

    Starting an AI safety institute

    She named Elizabeth Kelly as inaugural director of the U.S. AI Safety Institute and Elham Tabassi as its chief technology officer. NIST, part of Commerce, housed the institute.

  6. May 2024

    Planning a global safety network

    She released a strategic vision for the institute and set out plans to work with a global scientific network of AI Safety Institutes and government-backed scientific offices.

  7. June 2026

    Preparing workers for AI

    She launched RAISE US with former Indiana governor Eric Holcomb. The national group will partner with governors, employers, workers, and training organizations to help the American workforce transition to an AI economy, and Raimondo will serve as its CEO.

  8. 2026–2027

    Joining Brown as a senior fellow

    Brown named her a senior fellow at its Watson School for 2026–27. She will lead student study groups and organize public lectures and symposia.

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  1. Gina Raimondo - National Governors Association nga.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. RAISE US | About raiseus.ai. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Announces Key Executive Leadership at U.S. AI Safety Institute | NIST nist.gov. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Releases Strategic Vision on AI Safety, Announces Plan for Global Cooperation Among AI Safety Institutes | NIST nist.gov. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Gina Raimondo and Eric Holcomb Launch RAISE US, Uniting the Nation’s Leading Employers and Bipartisan Governors Behind American Workers | RAISE US raiseus.ai. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Gina Raimondo, Iván Duque are among 2026-27 senior fellows at Brown’s Watson School | Brown University brown.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.