Amandeep Singh Gill

Amandeep Singh Gill is the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology. In this role, he manages the social, political, cultural and economic impacts of digital technologies that require global cooperation. A thought leader, he brings to the position a deep knowledge of digital technologies coupled with a solid understanding of how to leverage the digital transformation responsibly and inclusively for progress on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Gill is also the Chief Executive Officer of the International Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence Research Collaborative (I-DAIR) project, based at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.

Previously, he was the Executive Director and Co-Lead of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. He was India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. He joined his country’s diplomatic service, performing in various capacities in disarmament and strategic technologies and international security affairs, with postings in Tehran and Colombo. He was also a visiting scholar at Stanford University.

Gill holds a PhD in Nuclear Learning in Multilateral Forums from King’s College, London, a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Electrical Communications from Panjab University, Chandigarh, and an Advanced Diploma in French History and Language from Geneva University. He is fluent in English, French, Hindi and Punjabi.