Christopher Sanchez is a leading AI researcher, entrepreneur, and professor who builds ventures, advises global institutions, and shapes the future of frontier artificial intelligence.

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Christopher Sanchez is a strategic advisor, technologist, and entrepreneur focused on frontier artificial intelligence, geopolitics, and finance. He is the Founder of Emergent Line, advising Fortune 500 companies, G20 governments, institutional investors, and large organizations on national-scale strategy and emerging technologies.

He teaches as Professor of Practice in Applied AI at EGADE Business School, where he designed and leads Latin America’s first graduate-level course on Applied AI Ethics & Governance. Christopher also serves as an Industry Advisor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Cornell University, collaborating with MBA, PhD, and postdoctoral researchers on AI, business, and strategy.

His current research examines Sovereign AI strategies and sovereign wealth funds to expand access to advanced AI for the Global South and countries without robust national models. This work is complemented by his founding of the Global AI Bill of Rights, an initiative advancing digital rights and AI sovereignty worldwide. He argues that long-term competitiveness depends on ensuring artificial intelligence reflects and serves the populations it is meant to empower. In 2025, he was accepted to pursue postgraduate work at Harvard University, with anticipated completion in 2027.

Recognized as one of Forbes México’s “Top 35 AI Leaders” in 2024, Christopher became a contributing writer to the print magazine in 2025. His analysis has appeared in WIRED, MIT Sloan, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, and Fast Company Mexico, where he writes a widely read bi-weekly column on AI, geopolitics, and emerging technologies.

Having worked across more than 25 countries, Christopher brings a global perspective shaped by cultural fluency, strategic insight, and networks built at the intersection of technology, business, policy, and innovation.

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