Anshul Sonak

Anshul Sonak is the Principal Engineer, Global Director, and Head of Digital Readiness Programs at Intel Corporation, based at Santa Clara HQ, California, USA. He oversees the Intel® Digital Readiness Program for AI tech skilling, workforce development, the future of work, and policy initiatives aimed at bringing AI skills everywhere. Since 2017, he has been championing AI education and workforce development models for citizens, students, current and future workforce, and leaders through public-private partnerships with government and academia. He leads Intel’s digital inclusion work to make technology more inclusive and expand digital readiness. He is a recognized global business and thought leader in the education technology and workforce-skills industry ecosystem. He represents Intel in WEF Education Alliance 4.0, JFF Corporate Innovation Council, and the World Bank’s Solution for Youth Employment. In May 2023, he was recognized as “The top 10 most inspiring education leaders 2023” by The Education Insights Magazine, featuring on the cover page. His work is covered in a Harvard Business case study for transforming AI education through Intel AI for Youth. He has written on platforms like Forbes and UNDP, and he speaks regularly to media (e.g., Houston Business Journal) and in multilateral forums like World Bank, the Commonwealth. He is a technology policy advisor for multiple governments, civil society, and academic bodies. His recent policy-shaping work includes JFF’s AI-Ready Workforce report and The AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium report. He worked with UNESCO to publish K12 AI curricula mapping for countries wanting to introduce AI in schools. He is UNDP Asia’s first private-sector regional Youth Co-Lab champion, promoting youth tech-entrepreneurship and a global judge for MIT SOLVE, a world-leading social entrepreneurship challenge to solve pressing problems using technology. He has authored a chapter on “Mastering the power of creative thinking” in a new book by Oxford Professors titled “Mastering the Power of You”. In his 30-year-long career, he has played leadership roles in the Education business, Corporate and Government Affairs, Technology Policy, Sustainability, Corporate Citizenship, CSR, and ESG. He has led both for-profit and nonprofit education initiatives. He is an alum of the Oxford Advanced Management & Leadership Program.