Joe Khawam

Joe Khawam is the Managing Director, Legal and AI Policy at the Law Reform Institute, where he focuses on AI policy, export controls, and national security law. He previously served as an attorney in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State, where he worked on multilateral law reform issues as well as regulatory matters such as export controls and sanctions. He represented the U.S. government as head of delegation in several international negotiations at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the Hague Conference on Private International Law. He also advised policy officials on economic sanctions, export controls, and transnational litigation matters. Previously, he practiced law in WilmerHale's Litigation Department, focusing on international arbitration and government investigations. He received his J.D. from Columbia Law School.