Steven Kelts

Steven Kelts is a Lecturer at Princeton University, affiliated with the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and the Department of Computer Science. He leads the Integrated Ethics in CS program and has served as Director of the non-profit All Tech Is Human.

Research Focus: Kelts examines ethical frameworks in technology innovation, historical political economies, and the intersection of democratic theory with corporate responsibility. His work spans

• Measuring ethics education in computing
• Evolving corporate structures for ethical action
• Locke's economic justice theories
• Machiavelli's republican ideals
• Madison's institutional designs

Publications reveal trends in:

• Utilitarian logic in Agile teams
• Roman censorship models
• 17th-century English economic debates
• Mill's social value legislation

Scientific Recognition:

• Recipient of Princeton's Council on Science and Technology grants for Agile Ethics program
• Google seed grant for corporate ethics frameworks
• University-wide award for GradFutures AI ethics leadership

Advisory Roles: Includes ethics advisor to the Responsible A.I. Institute and institutional design mentor for political theory projects.