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
Mr. Xi Goes to Washington: An Opportunity for U.S.-China AI Assurance
RealClearPolitics · September 25, 2026
INTERVIEW
Amid Warnings of an ‘AI Apocalypse,’ Catholics Take Different Sides (quoted)
National Catholic Register · September 18, 2026
INTERVIEW
How Can the Church Be a Force for Good Amid Growing AI Concerns?
EWTN News Nightly · September 15, 2026
OP-ED
What Wisconsin’s Democratic primary reveals about data center politics
Wisconsin Watch · September 10, 2026