PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Welcomes Three Distinguished Members to its Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) welcomes Katherine Strandburg, Ryan Calo, and David Brody to its Board of Directors. Since its establishment, EPIC’s work has been guided by leading scholars, practitioners, and advocates in the fields of privacy, technology law, and civil rights. The addition of these three new Directors for 2026 puts EPIC in a strong position to carry that important work forward.

“EPIC’s work has never felt more urgent and important, as AI and data systems are fueling the consolidation of corporate and government power at an alarming pace. In this moment, stronger privacy protections and robust enforcement to protect individuals are essential to preserve our ability to fairly access employment, housing, healthcare, education, and necessary goods and services free from surveillance and discrimination. We are lucky to have Katherine, Ryan, and David bring their deep knowledge in privacy law, innovation policy, technology governance, and civil rights litigation to our Board and to help us ensure that EPIC can continue to lead,” says EPIC Executive Director Alan Butler. 

EPIC will continue to expand its work on policy and enforcement at the state level, while also maintaining an active litigation docket to oversee government data systems and challenge abuses. These new Directors will help EPIC expand its reach and deepen its impact as more people experience the consequences of inadequate technology safeguards.  

The new Directors joining EPIC’s Board are:   

• Katherine Strandburg: Katherine Strandburg is the Pauline Newman Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Information Law Institute at NYU School of Law. She concentrates her teaching and research in the areas of information privacy law, law and technology, patent law, and innovation policy. Her scholarship considers how the law in these areas should reflect the importance of collaboration and social interactions and respond to technological change. Her legal analysis is informed by studies of knowledge commons governance and user innovation. She is the Faculty Director of the interdisciplinary NYU Information Law Institute, focuses on producing high quality scholarship and mentoring researchers and students interested in privacy, AI and related topics. She co-leads the Workshop on Governing Knowledge Commons and co-edits the Cambridge Studies on Governing Knowledge Commons book series. Prior to her legal career, Professor Strandburg was a research physicist at Argonne National Laboratory. She holds a JD from University of Chicago Law School and a PhD in physics from Cornell University. 

• Ryan Calo: Ryan Calo is the Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor at the University of Washington. He is a founding co-director of the interdisciplinary UW Tech Policy Lab and a co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Professor Calo holds a joint appointment at School of Law and the Information School and an adjunct appointment at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. Professor Calo’s research on law and emerging technology appears in leading law reviews, technical publications, and is frequently referenced by the national media. His work has been translated into five languages. Professor Calo has testified four times before the United States Senate and serves as a privacy judge for the World Bank. 

• David Brody: David Brody was the founding Director of the Digital Justice Initiative at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, before embarking on a sabbatical earlier this year. He has litigated and advocated extensively on issues related to the intersection of technology and civil rights, such as consumer privacy, algorithmic bias, discriminatory advertising, election disinformation, voter intimidation, free speech, hate crimes, and government surveillance. David previously served in the Federal Communications Commission, clerked for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and began his career as an EPIC Fellow reporting to then-counsel Alan Butler. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School. 

With the guidance of these new Directors, EPIC looks forward to continuing its important work to promote transparency in government and protect privacy and civil liberties in the modern age.    

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About EPIC  

EPIC was established in 1994 to protect privacy, freedom of expression, and democratic values in the information age. Our mission is to secure the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age for all people through advocacy, research, and litigation. EPIC pursues a wide range of program activities, including litigating cases on emerging privacy issues, obtaining and publishing records to lift the veil on government data collection, providing expert advice to policymakers and lawmakers, and facilitating dialogue between advocates, experts, and decision makers. EPIC is an independent organization guided by its Board of Directors and Advisory Board, which are composed of experts in law, technology, and public policy. Visit epic.org for more information.  

References 

EPIC Board and Staff  

https://epic.org/about/staff