Dr Hayane C. Dahmen is an Assistant Professor in Public Policy at the Bennett School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on the intersection of digital policy, competition policy, and international trade.

Hayane earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge, where her thesis was awarded the Clare Hall Salje Medal for most outstanding PhD in Arts and Humanities. Her doctoral research analysed how digital platforms and geopolitical shifts have fundamentally reshaped antitrust, transforming the field from an insular technocratic discipline into one driven by openly political considerations. Hayane also holds a BA (McGill), JD (University of British Columbia), LLM (Georgetown), and MPA (Harvard).

Prior to joining the Bennett School, Hayane held postdoctoral research positions at The Alan Turing Institute (UK) and at the University of Toronto (Canada), focusing on the intersection of AI and public policy. She previously worked at The World Bank on international arbitration and economic policy, and practised antitrust and international trade law in Canada. Her current research explores how global competition for AI is reshaping the fields of trade and antitrust.