PRESS RELEASE: Welcoming our 2024 Junior Fellows cohort

Adonne Washington, Esq. is a 2020 graduate of Howard University School of Law. She is currently Policy Counsel: Data, Mobility, Location with the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) in Washington, DC.

Ananya Ramani is an international human rights lawyer and policy researcher, who has contributed to the literature of tech policy and AI ethics. She has worked with local, regional and international civil society organizations supporting grassroots communities to access their rights, and helped in the development of policy documents for the government.

Anokhy is an attorney who came into privacy by way of cybersecurity. Most recently, she served as a Westin Fellow at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, where she organized and moderated webinars, maintained and updated the state privacy law tracker.

Ashley Michelle Vega is a J.D. Candidate at Brooklyn Law School, set to graduate in Spring of 2024. She has an interest in privacy law, cybersecurity law, and technology transactions. Currently, she is a legal intern at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (“S.T.O.P.”).

Brett Diehl is a trial attorney at Federal Defenders of San Diego. He also serves as an Army judge advocate in the California National Guard. One day, he hopes to confidently call himself a coder.

Christina Heliotis is an associate at Macmillan Keck, a boutique law firm specialising in all things digital. Her work focuses on data protection, cybersecurity, and digital identification. Before joining the firm, she worked at the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Data Protection Office and supported countries in their digital transformation as part of the World Bank.

Dominique is a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy at the University of South Florida, working on a dissertation on thought experiments in ethics. She holds key leadership roles with the American Philosophical Association and Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.

Evangelos Razis is Senior Manager of Public Policy at Workday, where he leads U.S. artificial intelligence and data privacy policy. Since joining the company, Evangelos has grown Workday’s engagement on emerging AI laws and frameworks at the federal and state level, helping it become a leading proponent for workable safeguards on high-risk AI.

Faisal M. Lalani is a researcher, activist, writer, and technologist with a history of community organizing in countries like Nepal, South Africa, India, the US, UK, and Sri Lanka. He is the founder of the global social change foundation, Thuley, and his work spans across multiple disciplines, including tech and democracy, public health, education reform, and clinical psychology.

Gillian is a policy analyst based in the United Kingdom. She is currently studying at the Oxford Internet Institute, where she focuses on questions of AI governance, literacy, and political economy.

Jen Lee is a J.D. candidate at Stanford Law School. Prior to law school, Jen was the Technology & Liberty Policy Program Director at the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington where she drafted and advocated for laws on privacy, surveillance, and algorithmic accountability.

Julia is a J.D. Candidate at University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. At UNH Law, Julia is a Daniel Webster Scholar, the Symposium Editor of IDEA: The Law Review of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property, and a board member of Women’s Law Student Association.

Justice C. Shannon is a Policy Analyst at the Department of Commerce, NTIA. His work focuses on online Privacy, health, and safety; Broadband Equity Access and Deployment grants; and promoting competition in digital ecosystems.

Linette M. Rivera-Rodríguez serves as a Data Privacy Governance Principal Process Manager on the Enterprise Services Data Privacy team at Capital One. She leverages process management, privacy experience, and technical know-how to facilitate end to end privacy subject access request operations.

Marissa Edmund is the Policy Specialist at the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), working with the policy team to monitor emerging issues in tech policy and contribute her policy and research expertise to ensure the online world is safer for children and families.

Morgan Wilsmann is a Masters of International Relations candidate at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Specializing in Technology and Innovation, she is set to graduate Spring 2024.

Nicola Ying Fry is an Associate at The Asia Group, where she focuses on digital policy trends. She works with TAG’s country teams to advise clients and provide analysis on data governance, content moderation, digital trade, and digital privacy issues across the Indo-Pacific.

Nicole Timofeevski is a Project Lead at CRDF Global where she supports global cybersecurity capacity building projects in coordination with government and private sector partners to strengthen international stakeholders’ capacity and defense against cyber attacks, particularly in Latin America.

Niharika Vattikonda is a technology policy researcher and works at the Future of Privacy Forum and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Niharika’s research and advocacy focuses on data privacy rights, and her current work focuses on genetic data privacy and reproductive health data privacy post-Dobbs.

Nikkia Henderson is a 14 year tenured federal government employee. In her current role she is a Senior Advisor at the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). She serves a Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Strategy and Governance Program lead, within CISA’s Cyber Security Division.

Nimo Kering’ is a versatile legal professional specializing in the dynamic intersection of technology and disputes resolution. She has a graduate degree from University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in Technology law and an LL.B. from Strathmore University.

Raymond A. Betancourt is a third-year law student at Florida State University College of Law, where he co-founded the Technology Entrepreneurship Club, which inspired the creation of an institute for law, technology, and innovation.

​Sandeep Purewal is a J.D./M.S. ​working at the intersection of product development,​ artificial intelligence​ (AI)​, and law. ​She is focused on driving business growth by skillfully leveraging data and strategy.​ Passionate about computational law, legal innovation, and the ethical ​development of AI, she is dedicated to shaping a responsible and innovative future in the legal and technology​ space.

Sennetta Dzamefe, Esq, is a distinguished LLM (Merit Scholar) Technology Law and Policy Candidate at Georgetown University set to graduate in Spring 2024. Her academic journey reflects a deep commitment to the intersection of law and technology, with a specific focus on technology policy, data privacy, intellectual property, and media.

Shireen Aboukhalil is a tech policy researcher who recently completed her Masters in Public Administration (with a specialization in data analytics) from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). Her interests and work focus on building trust and understanding between technology and its users.

Vidushi is the Director of Legal Analysis at Chamber of Progress, a tech industry coalition promoting technology’s progressive future. She has meaningful professional experience across tech policy, privacy, cybersecurity and litigation.

Zoe is a 2L at Santa Clara Law and is interested in tech policy. She has prior experience as a Google Fellow and loves expiring how emerging technologies impact vulnerable communities.