David Sathuluri

David Sathuluri is Founder and Co‑Director of the Laboratory on AI, Climate, and Society at Lamont‑Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University. An interdisciplinary researcher, columnist and social justice advocate. David also serves as Convenor of the Earth Network on AI, Climate, and Society, Earth Institute and as a Steering Committee member of the Environmental and Climate Justice Project (ECJaC) at the Columbia Climate School. He was engaged with the United Nations as a civil society expert and has been invited to deliver guest lectures and talks at Columbia GSAPP, NASA GISS, Wildlife ConservationSociety and Center for Sustainable Development (SDG’s Today). 

His current research work focuses on AI governance and ethics, caste–climate justice nexus, critical theory, community participation, politics, and public policy.His writing and research have appeared in a wide range of journals, media and blogs, including the Los Angeles Times, Richmond-Times Dispatch, The Hindu, The Diplomat, Council on Foreign Relations, The Wire, State of the Planet, Dialogue Earth, Climate Home News,The Polis Project, Tech Policy Press, Down to Earth, Columbia Daily Spectator, and the Oxford University Climate Society, among others. He is a recipient of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, Columbia Business School 2025 Startup Works Award and is a Co-Founder of Shared Return Collaborative Inc, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting justice-impacted individuals.  He also holds a master's degree in Climate and Society from the Columbia Climate School and a bachelor's degree (Honours) in Philosophy from the University of Delhi, India.