Director, Manisain | SCL Fellow | Co-Chair of the SCL AI Group
SCL Leading Accredited IT Lawyer
Shanthini is a lawyer and business leader expert in digital and technology law across industries, regulated and unregulated. Results driven. First hand experience in scaling AI. At pace and responsibly. Passionate about the intersection between AI and HI (Human Intelligence) using HI to optimise. Advises, lectures, and authors in this space. Also mentors those wanting to get in or on in their careers in this space.
Shanthini Satyendra is an SCL Fellow, Co-Chair of the SCL AI Committee, CEO and Founder of Manisain. Her practice focusses on the smart adoption of AI – where the law intersects with business. With AI expertise gained as both a lawyer and in a business role scaling AI.
Formerly headed the digital legal team at a major bank. Founder member of its executive level AI working groups and chair of its AI Accelerator Group. With 15+ years as a lawyer leading high-stakes (8-figure) digital projects navigating risks many AI projects encounter today.
A regular speaker on AI and the law at events such as at the FT Innovative Lawyers Summit 2025 and as a guest lecturer at Said Business School, University of Oxford and King’s College London University. Accredited under Said Business School’s AI, Executive Leadership and Ethics and Regulations programmes and as a Leading IT Lawyer by SCL.