Tony Lai

Experience

1. Public AIFellowcurrent2024 — presentGlobal
2. Mothertree LabsCo-Founder and Co-Stewardcurrent2023 — present
3. CodeX Stanford Blockchain GroupCo-Chaircurrent2017 — present
4. Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Edmund Hillary Fellowcurrent2020 — present
5. Legal.ioBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
6. Legal.ioCo-Founder & CEO2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
7. StartX.Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2011 — presentPalo Alto
8. CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal InformaticsFellowcurrent2010 — presentStanford
9. DSIL GlobalCreative Consultant2019 — 2025Global
10. University of Hawai'i at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of LawVisiting Professor, Legal Engineering for the Biosphere2021Hawaii, United States
11. Foresight Institute2020 Foresight Fellow in Legal Engineering for the Biosphere2020 — 2021
12. National University of SingaporeSenior Research Fellow, Centre for Technology, Robotics, AI, and the Law2019 — 2020Singapore
13. LawGivesCo-Founder, CEO2012 — 2015Stanford, CA
14. Stanford Law SchoolResearch Fellow // Teaching Assistant2012Stanford, California
15. Stanford UniversityTeaching Fellow - Ideas for a Better Internet2011 — 2012Stanford
16. Herbert Smith FreehillsAssociate2008 — 2010
17. Herbert Smith FreehillsTrainee Solicitor2006 — 2008

Education

1. Stanford UniversityLL.M, Law2010 — 2011
2. BPP Law SchoolGDL/LPC, Law2003 — 2005
3. University of OxfordBA, MA (Oxon)2000 — 2003
4. Oakham SchoolHigh School1991 — 1999

Skills & more

Languages Cantonese · English · French · German · Mandarin

• Admitted to the Supreme Court of England & Wales — Solicitors Regulation Authority of England & Wales

From Tony's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University1,578

PTPeter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDSDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKRKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGTGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended BPP Law School31

JSJoseph StolermanInvestor at Index VenturesCYChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesGJGiles Johnstone-ScottInvestor at MedicxiKRKieran RafterPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersKMKieran MudryyPartner at 4BIO CapitalAOAlice O'ConnorSEIS Portfolio Manager at Fuel Ventures

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Also attended University of Oxford688

RHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMMMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBGBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDJDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesEPErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJHJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)25

JPJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesULUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla VenturesRMRyan McIntyreFounding partner of FoundryAMAmitt MahajanManaging Partner at Presence CapitalGLGeoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at BedrockTPTory PattersonCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures

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Also worked at Stanford University402

AMAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMCMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDNDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPKPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBOBryan OffuttInvestor at Index VenturesJAJulia AndreInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also worked at Herbert Smith Freehills18

JSJoseph StolermanInvestor at Index VenturesNBNick-Anthony BufordManaging Director & General Counsel at ClearSkyKMKieran MudryyPartner at 4BIO CapitalMCMary ChowChief Financial Officer at OlivexNFNick FogartyOperating Partner at Altered CapitalHGHilary GoodierPartner, Division Chair, NewLaw & Consulting at Perkins Coie

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