Sudhir Krishnaswamy

Sudhir Krishnaswamy
Krishnaswamy in 2023
Born (1975-06-03) June 3, 1975 (age 49)
Bangalore
Alma materNational Law School of India University, University of Oxford
SpouseJayna Kothari
AwardsInfosys Prize

Sudhir Krishnaswamy (born 1975) is an Indian academic, administrator, and civil society activist who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU)[1] and is a co-founder of the not-for-profit research trust Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR).[2] Krishnaswamy took over as VC of NLSIU from R. Venkata Rao in September 2019.[3][4] Krishnaswamy is the first alumnus of NLSIU to be appointed as the VC of the institution.[5] On 6 May 2020, Facebook appointed him to its content oversight board.[6] He was awarded the Infosys Prize 2022 in the Humanities category, for his insightful understanding of the Indian Constitution.

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  6. ^ "Facebook is spending $130 million to create a 'Supreme Court' that can overrule Mark Zuckerberg — here are its first 20 members". Business Insider. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.