Me by way of background, in reverse order:
My current focus is to advise ambitious leaders working on complex missions and build Computer Says Maybe.
Longer Story
I am the founder and CEO of Computer Says Maybe, a public interest firm that runs the New Protagonist Network, develops media about technology politics, and facilitates key convenings on emerging technology topics with social and political implications. I act as a senior advisor for AI Now and the AI Collaborative. I am on the advisory boards of Foxglove, RealML, and I am a trustee of the Ada Lovelace Institute for AI & Society.
I work in many capacities, with many organisations. But the core of my work is to provide excellent advice. I get to know you and your work, your goals, and style. Then I add immediate value. That can mean ideas, questions, introductions, feedback. It can look like coaching, advising, facilitation, or consulting. I often work with clients for years. And even after that work is done, try and find ways to make connections that propel work and communities forward.
I've worked with companies like Mozilla, DeepMind, Shopify, and ATB Financial.
I've have worked with foundations like Open Society Foundations, Luminate, Ford Foundation, International Fund for Public Interest Media, and the Open Technology Fund.
I've worked with civil society organisations like Data & Society and AI Now, and human rights organisations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. I was a member of Technology Advisory Board of the International Criminal Court.
Before CSM, I co-founded and directed The Engine Room, a global non-profit supporting activist organizations to incorporate technology into their work.
I have also spent some time in academia. I was a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Digital Impact Lab at the Stanford Philanthropy and Civil Society Center. I did graduate work in media studies at the University of Oslo, researching the role that Facebook played in Egyptian political organizing. I hold a BA from Colorado College.
