Katharina Kopp Joins CDT as Director of Privacy & Data Project
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) is thrilled to announce Dr. Katharina Kopp as our new Director of the Privacy & Data Project. Katharina was most recently with American Express, leading the global privacy risk management program as Vice President, Global Privacy. At CDT, Katharina will lead CDT’s efforts to protect and enhance the privacy rights of individuals in all aspects of their digital lives. Beyond privacy, she will also work to broaden the assessment of, and policy solutions to, the impact of technology on individual autonomy and society as a whole.
Katharina has a passion for progressive change, and plans to explore the effects of technology and discriminatory data practices on democracy, social justice, and equality in her role at CDT.
She has deep experience in both the public and private sectors. Katharina has been a leader on privacy policy and digital rights advocacy for a number of NGOs, including the Health Privacy Project, the Benton Foundation, the Center for Media Education, the Bertelsmann Foundation, and the Aspen Institute.
Katharina completed her Ph.D and M.A. in communications policy at the University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication, and graduated from the University of London, Queen Mary College.
Welcome to CDT, Katharina!
