Engineering for Good with Vilas Dhar

Illinois Engineering

Aug 10, 202100:35:46Technology

Vilas Dhar is President of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a $1.5 billion global philanthropy advancing artificial intelligence and data solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all. He e...

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