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About
Salwa Balla is an Associate at Pallas Ventures, where she supports clients across AI/ML, human performance wearables, and submarine industrial base services, and leads the firm's think tank and speaking engagement projects for its principals. Her earlier experience includes an internship at the Atlantic Council's Middle East Center covering MENA affairs and US foreign policy, a legislative internship in Congress, and research on human trafficking trends in Latin America for the US Department of State. She holds a B.A. in International Public Policy from Virginia Tech with a focus on national security, foreign affairs, and Arabic.
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AI & Machine Learning
Experience
- Pallas AdvisorsAssociatecurrent2026 — presentWashington, DC
- Pallas AdvisorsNational Security Analyst2023 — 2026Washington, DC
- U.S. House of RepresentativesLegislative Intern2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Pallas AdvisorsFellow2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Atlantic CouncilYoung Global Professional at Rafik Hariri Center2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Salwa Balla?
- Salwa Balla is an Associate at Pallas Ventures, where she supports clients across AI/ML, human performance wearables, and submarine industrial base services, and leads the firm's think tank and speaking engagement projects for its principals. Her earlier experience includes an internship at the Atlantic Council's Middle East Center covering MENA affairs and US foreign policy, a legislative internship in Congress, and research on human trafficking trends in Latin America for the US Department of State. She holds a B.A. in International Public Policy from Virginia Tech with a focus on national security, foreign affairs, and Arabic.
- Where does Salwa Balla work?
- Salwa Balla is Associate at Pallas Ventures.
- What does Salwa Balla invest in?
- Salwa Balla invests in AI & Machine Learning.
- Where did Salwa Balla go to school?
- Salwa Balla studied at Virginia Tech (Bachelor's degree, International Relations and National Security Studies); Université Savoie Mont Blanc.
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