Bihar-born Kanishk Narayan has reached one of the most influential positions in the UK government and has become Britain’s new Artificial Intelligence Minister. Just two years after coming to Parliament, Narayan has been given a place at the cabinet table, which shows how important AI has become as countries compete to lead the next wave of technological innovation.
Announcing the appointment, Kanishk Narayan showed the importance of the moment, writing on AI Will shape or be influenced by. Britain is in that moment right now. As long as that time is open… I will continue to focus on shaping AI.
His promotion has happened after new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham made major changes in the cabinet. Under the changes, the standalone Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), created in 2023, was abolished. Kanishka Narayan’s new role spans both the Cabinet Office and the wider Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, placing him at the center of the UK’s AI strategy.
Who is Kanishk Narayan?
Kanishk Narayan was born in November 1989 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, later his family moved to Delhi and then when he was 12 years old, he shifted to Cardiff, Wales (UK). He has talked about the difficulties his parents faced after moving to the UK, which included minimum-wage and night-shift jobs. According to him, those experiences changed his belief in social mobility and equal opportunities.
Kanishka Narayan first attended a government school in Cardiff, then won a scholarship to Eton College, one of Britain’s most prestigious schools. He later studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University, before completing an MBA from Stanford University in the US.
What did Kanishka Narayan do?
Kanishk Narayan made his career in finance, venture capital and public policy. He worked at investment bank Lazard, where he advised company boards, government finance ministries and technology entrepreneurs in Europe and the US, with a focus on AI, fintech and climate initiatives.
He later joined venture capital firms Atomico and Clocktower Ventures, where he worked with technology startups and investment teams across Europe. Kanishka Narayan also worked as an economist and senior advisor in the UK government, where he worked with cabinet ministers and the Prime Minister’s Office. During this time, he also helped draft the UK’s 25-year environment plan.
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