Thinh Nguyen

Professor of Practice

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Professor Thinh Nguyen has practiced technology law for over 25 years, with particular focus on working with clients at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence. He began his career in the Technology Transactions Group at Wilson, Sonsini, where he represented start-ups and leading technology companies in intellectual property transactions. Later, at Creative Commons, as Counsel for Science Commons, a project embedded with the Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab at MIT, his interest in AI grew out of meeting some of the leading visionaries behind artificial intelligence. As a result, he went on to work at an artificial intelligence company founded by a prominent MIT researcher. Subsequently, Professor Nguyen continued to work with AI technology as Executive General Counsel at GE Digital, where he led legal teams focused on developing and commercializing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications in aerospace, additive manufacturing, and electrical utilities. Professor Nguyen remains actively engaged with the AI, machine learning, and data science communities, advising on matters related to intellectual property, commercialization, privacy, and security. Currently serving as a member of the Judicial Management Council of Florida, he advises the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court on artificial intelligence strategy for the Florida court system. He holds an A.B. from Harvard College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.