Washington, D.C.
Devan
Patel
Lawyer. Strategist.
The bridge between Washington,
Rome, and Silicon Valley.
Founder · Crux Advisory Group
AI Ethics · Rainey Center for Public Policy
Professor · Notre Dame Law School
Strategist · Foundations and Family Offices
“Artificial intelligence is not primarily a technology problem. It is a question about what it means to be human.”
I work at the place where law, faith, and technology converge. I've drafted legislation adopted into federal law, convened faith leaders and industry figures at the Vatican to forge international AI ethics principles, and spent a decade building the relationships in Washington that turn ideas into outcomes.
Policy & Law
Constitutional law, religious liberty, and the machinery of Washington.
- Electoral Count Reform Act co-drafting
- Respect for Marriage Act amendments
- 303 Creative — SCOTUS Amicus Brief
Faith & Ethics
Catholic doctrine, human dignity, and the moral architecture of technology.
- Vatican Ethics in AI Summit
- Lima CEPROME-Vatican Keynotes
- Dialogue with the Holy See
Technology & AI
The policy, security, and civilizational dimensions of artificial intelligence.
- TikTok / CCP op-eds, RealClear
- Kids Online Safety Act coalition
- Joint AI Ethics Declaration
Recent Work
OP-ED
Pope Just Gave US, Allies the Strategic Edge Over Beijing
RealClearPolitics · May 27, 2026
PODCAST
Did Pope Leo Just Declare War on AI? (feat. Vatican Insider Devan Patel)
Capturing Catholicism · May 26, 2026
OP-ED
The Algorithm and the Republic
Rainey Center for Public Policy · March 2026