Shane Shaneman

Shane is a Senior AI Strategist for NVIDIA, leading the Agentic AI strategy for the U.S. Public Sector, and advancing legislative strategy and priorities as part of Government Affairs who is responsible for developing and executing end-to-end strategic activities, partnerships, and initiatives that accelerate NVIDIA’s impact across the Federal Government while integrating and aligning with legislative action for US Sovereign AI and Federal Government modernization objectives. Before NVIDIA, Shane led National Security & Defense research at Carnegie Mellon University and was an Adjunct Faculty in the Robotics Institute from 2016 to 2023. Before Carnegie Mellon, Shane worked at the Air Force Research Laboratory and various technology companies across the Defense Industrial Base between 2000 and 2016, with a focus on strategic planning, innovation, and emerging technologies. Shane also served in the United States Air Force for 10 years in various operational assignments across Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command, and research assignments at AFRL and DARPA.