Sovereign AI
FINANCE
Professor Christopher Sanchez is pioneering Sovereign AI Finance, a field that structures dedicated AI sovereign wealth funds to build durable national AI capacity across compute, talent, and data, with independent governance, returns-only deployment, and measurable citizen benefit.
What it is
Sovereign AI Finance is the discipline of structuring and governing dedicated sovereign wealth funds to finance national AI capacity across compute, talent, and data, using returns-only deployment under independent, rules-based governance with clear, trackable citizen benefit.
Why it matters
Sustainable financing remains the critical missing piece as more governments seek Sovereign AI; this work defines a rules-based, returns-only, perpetual funding architecture—anchored in dedicated AI sovereign wealth funds—that lets nations, particularly in the Global South, build and govern AI on their own terms through political cycles and market volatility.
Research pillars
Funding
New, AI sovereign wealth funds with perpetual, rules-based capital.
Capability
Domestic compute, loacal models, advanced training, and secure data access.
Governance
Transparent mandates, auditability, and citizen-benefit safeguards.
Origins and Leadership
The framework was introduced in 2023 through the Global AI Bill of Rights and is led by Professor Christopher Sanchez, Professor of Practice in Applied AI at EGADE Business School and a Postgraduate candidate at Harvard Kennedy School (expected 2027).
SOVEREIGN AI FINANCE
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Launch contents
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Working papers and country playbooks
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Model statutes and policy templates
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Reference datasets and funding calculators
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Briefings for policymakers, sovereign investors, and regulators
