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Elisa Cascardi

Critic · DISC type C
Senior Program Manager | AI Research at Meta
📍 Oakland, California, United States

Elisa is an AI Research Manager at Meta with over 12 years of experience leading AI policy and research programs with major institutions like Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and The World Bank. She earned her MSc. in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and is an expert in responsible AI and human rights.

Outside of her work in AI, Elisa is a budding travel writer with a passion for adventure travel, culinary arts, and world cultures. She has a decade of experience in humanitarian work across the Middle East, Africa, and Central America and loves learning languages, seeing it as a portal into diverse human experiences.

Unique fact: Her Masters thesis, which was granted with distinction, was titled "The Market for Bribery: Monitoring the Police in Sierra Leone. "

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Senior Program Manager | AI Research
Job Level
Middle
Location
Oakland, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Elisa shows up

Precise
ROI Driven
Objective Thinker

They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Elisa cares about

Responsible AI
Her career has focused on the intersection of AI and human rights, including roles as a Responsible AI Advisor and leading policy research with the US Federal Government.
Immigration & Refugee Policy
Managed a portfolio on US immigration and refugee policy at Stanford's Immigration Policy Lab and has co-authored multiple research papers on the topic.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Senior Program Manager | AI Research
Meta
9-2024 - 1-2025
Research Advisor
University of California, Berkeley
7-2023 - 1-2025
Research Affiliate
Stanford University
1-2021 - 7-2023
Senior Program Manager | AI Special Projects Lead
Stanford University
9-2015 - 1-2025
Responsible AI Advisor
Elisa Cascardi Consulting
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
MSc. Development Studies
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Course Audit
Stanford University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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