Siegel Family Endowment is proud to announce the 2025–2026 cohort of Siegel Research Fellows. This cohort brings together a group of scholars and practitioners working at the intersections of technology, labor, and governance. Spanning economics, computer science, law, ethnography, public policy, and public interest technology, the fellows are united by a shared focus on power, participation, and accountability in technological systems. Their research examines how emerging technologies—from AI and automation to digital platforms and data infrastructures—reshape worker rights, economic inclusion, and democratic voice, with particular attention to who governs these systems and how affected communities can meaningfully shape their design and use.
The 2025–2026 cohort is distinguished by its balance of technical rigor and social grounding, combining cutting-edge computational research with deep engagement in policy, advocacy, and community-based contexts. Fellows are embedded across leading universities, think tanks, and civic institutions, advancing work on AI evaluation and governance, economic democracy, social media and political identity, labor law, and cooperative ownership. Drawing on diverse methodologies and lived experience across domestic and global contexts, this cohort exemplifies a shift toward participatory, accountable, and public-interest-driven approaches to technology—contributing actionable insights that will inform Siegel Family Endowment’s partners, grantees, and broader field-building efforts.
Discover more about researchers from this cohort by visiting our Research Fellows page or clicking on the names below.
- B Cavello, Aspen Digital
- Chiara Chanoi, Washington Center for Equitable Growth
- Aurelia Glass, Center for American Progress
- Sohyeon Hwang, Princeton University, Center for Information Technology Policy
- Alexandra Mateescu, Data & Society, Labor Futures Initiative
- Melina Much, New York University, Center for Social Media and Politics
- Kenny Peng, Cornell Tech
- Júlia Martins Rodrigues, University of Colorado Boulder, Media Economies Design Lab
- Michael Saxon, University of Washington, Tech Policy Lab
- Sabrina Shih, Center for Democracy and Technology, AI Governance Lab
- Tiauna Webb, Black Tech Futures
- Ben Zipperer, Economic Policy Institute
