Christopher Fischer is a Research Fellow in the Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and Digital Economy (GRID) Unit, working on Artificial Intelligence.
He is an expert in analysing and writing about emerging technologies, value chains, and framing their policy implications. For this, he engages with government officials, business representatives, technology developers, and academics across all continents. He is highly experienced in national and international digital, innovation and technology policy, and in using statistics to illustrate particular aspects of economic and social realities.
He holds a Ph.D. in Law from the Max-Planck-Institute of Innovation and Competition, and a J.D. from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (LMU). He has conducted research on technology governance at Stanford University, funded by a Fulbright Grant of the U.S. Department of State.
In prior functions he has worked for a London-based think tank, an investment fund, and a Magic Circle law firm.
He is fluent in English and German, and has working proficiency in French and Italian.
