Pradnya Desh

Pradnya Desh is the CEO of Advocat, an AI contract lifecycle management platform that functions as an AI legal team for startups and small companies.  Formerly, Ms. Desh was a US diplomat in the State Department, and a U.S. trade negotiator with USTR in Geneva. She represented the United States in international organizations, including the WTO and the UN Committee on Trade and Development.  Ms. Desh joined Governor Christine Gregoire’s trade delegation to India and Korea in October 2012, and Governor Inslee’s trade delegation to Korea and Japan in 2016.  In August 2022, Governor Inslee appointed her to serve on the Board of Trustees for Bellevue College.She was Managing Partner of Desh International and Business Law, a ten-attorney law firm where she managed the attorneys, staff and operations.   She also negotiated deals and advised on commercial law matters including contracts, licensing, and international trade.