Kirti Gupta

Senior Technical Expert (Non-resident), Renewing American Innovation
Kirti Gupta

Kirti Gupta is an economist specializing in global issues at the intersection of technology, antitrust, and intellectual property. She is a vice president and chief economist of technology at Cornerstone Research, where her expertise spans engineering, product development, litigation, and policy in the technology sector. She has more than 20 years of experience working at the forefront of technologies, including mobile and wireless telecommunications, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and semiconductors. At Cornerstone Research, Dr. Gupta coheads the intellectual property (IP) practice, providing economic and statistical consulting, analysis, and expert testimony in complex business litigation. Before joining the firm, she was a vice president and chief economist at Qualcomm Inc., where she worked on strategic IP initiatives, global antitrust investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and trade issues. Earlier in her career, Dr. Gupta spent over a decade as a systems-engineering expert. Dr. Gupta is a cofounder and executive director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ IPLeadershIP platform, which convenes dialogues on IP and antitrust policy. She is also executive director at the Institute for Business Innovation at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. She speaks and publishes frequently on technology, IP, and competition and has taught at leading U.S. and international universities. She holds over 50 patents in wireless communications and networking and earned an MS in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a PhD in economics from the University of California, San Diego.

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LeadershIP 2026

Scholars, policymakers, and industry experts discuss cutting-edge policy issues at the intersection of innovation, intellectual property, and national security.

Event — March 25, 2026

Growing the Greater San Diego Semiconductor Ecosystem

The San Diego region anchors the high-tech innovation hub that is southern California. This event highlights the unique roles that the public, private, and academic sectors work together to create a vibrant and globally-renowned semiconductor design hub.

Event — October 9, 2025

Experts React: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plan to Win the AI Race

The Trump administration's launch of its AI Action Plan and accompanying executive orders removes any doubt that global leadership in AI is at the heart of economic competitiveness and national security. Our experts unpack the administration's road map and its prospects for impact.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — July 25, 2025

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Experts React: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plan to Win the AI Race

An audio version of “⁠Experts React: Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plan to Win the AI Race⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Navin Girishankar, Kirti Gupta, Matt Pearl, Philip Luck, James Andrew Lewis, Leslie Abrahams, Sujai Shivakumar, Erin L. Murphy, Noam Unger, and Madeleine McLean. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by CSIS Scholars — July 25, 2025

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LeadershIP 2025

Scholars, policymakers, and industry experts discuss cutting-edge policy issues at the intersection of innovation, intellectual property, and national security.

Event — April 1, 2025

Protecting Intellectual Property for National Security

In the face of growing international competition and rapid technological disruption, IP policy is not just a legal matter—it is a strategic priority.

Report by Kirti Gupta, Andrei Iancu, Walter G. Copan, and Chris Borges — March 25, 2025