1/ One of my proudest accomplishments working at the White House was helping the State Department launch the new J-1 STEM Research Initiative I'm excited to share a new resource for companies, universities, and talent to use this flexible program

1/ I’m thrilled to announce the winners of Talent Mobility Fund's first round of Fast Grants for increasing U.S. STEM immigration: @PlymouthStreet MigrationPolicy Inst @PresImmAlliance Cultural Vistas @Immcouncil Awais Hussain Innovation Law Lab Global Detroit Quick thread on our theory of change 🧵

Also plugging this tool Talent Mobility Fund supported. You just enter your LinkedIn and it tells you if you’re qualified for the O-1! o1pathways.com

Two announcements from the Talent Mobility Fund! 1. Just released a new tool (for free!) that international grad students can use to find out if they should apply for an O-1A visa.

2. And, we added the fabulous@doug_rand as Co-Director. Super excited for Doug and I to work together to further Talent Mobility Fund's commitment to design and implement work under *existing* law that supports a modern melting pot for scientists and engineers.

9/ Attract and retain AI talent - 72% of immigrant AI founders first came on student visas - Add AI roles to Schedule A shortage list - Resume domestic visa renewals for AI engineers - Expand H-1B2 visas & fast-track green cards for AI experts