Biography
Deputy General Counsel, Anthropic
Janel Thamkul drives legal strategy on AI as Deputy General Counsel at Anthropic, a frontier AI lab pioneering safe and responsible deployment of foundation models. She helps Anthropic conduct cutting-edge AI R&D while navigating ethical and regulatory frontiers and guides the organization through rapid scaling and growth. Previously, Janel led Google’s AI research product counsel team, advising on the development of generative and non-generative AI, blockchain, biometrics, computer vision, and other emerging technologies. She also collaborated closely with research and product teams across the company on AI fairness, safety and responsible innovation. Before Google, Janel represented clients in high-stakes copyright and product liability litigation and international arbitration at Farella Braun + Martel. Janel is dedicated to advancing ethical and legal AI innovation through a thoughtful and collaborative approach.
