Priscilla Guo is a 2020 Schwarzman Scholar and Masa Son Fellow. At Schwarzman College, she is the President of the inaugural Schwarzman Technology Summit, which aims to bring together Chinese and American scholars in order to create a global dialogue on technology and its impact on society. Priscilla previously studied at Oxford University as a Clarendon Scholar, where she pursued a Masters at the Oxford Internet Institute. Her dissertation on deepfake and machine learning technology received a distinction. Prior to Oxford, Priscilla graduated from Harvard University ​magna cum laude ​with a B.A. in Technology, Policy, and Society with a secondary in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. At Harvard, she researched the bias of risk assessment algorithms in the criminal justice system and proposed a right to technological due process within sentencing procedure. She also served as the Co-President of the Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business and Harvard Women in Computer Science, as well as the Technology Director and STEAM Chair of the Harvard Institute of Politics.
Priscilla has work experience in both technology and public policy roles at Facebook, Microsoft, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Originally from New York City, Priscilla also served as the Youth Representative on the NYC Youth Board, advising the city on youth and community development, and as a National Teen Advisor for the United Nations Foundation Girl Up campaign. She aspires to use her expertise to shape technology policy around the world. She is Chinese-American and 23 years old.