An attorney and educator with two decades of experience at the intersection of technology, civil rights, law, and policy, Daniel came to the Forum as a Global Leadership Fellow and was one of the founding staff of the Forum's Centre for Cybersecurity. Previously, he practiced law with international firms in San Francisco and Washington, DC in the areas of antitrust, consumer protection, IP, and privacy. He conducts research and publishes in the fields of cybersecurity & resilience, digital trust, election protection, internet rights, and corporate governance.
Daniel holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and a BA from the Johns Hopkins University. He sits on the board of the Cyber Risk Institute and has been recognized by the NACD as one of the most influential leaders in the corporate governance community.
The recently unveiled zero draft of the United Nations Global Digital Compact, aimed to create an inclusive, open, safe and secure digital future for all, has brought significant attentio...
The Luddites had the right idea. While today “luddite” is a pejorative term aimed at people who refuse to use or understand new technology, this 19th-century protest movement likely stemm...
En una era marcada por la creciente integración de las experiencias digitales en nuestras vidas, las tecnologías metaversales están remodelando nuestra forma de colaborar e interactuar en...
In an era marked by the increasing integration of digital experiences into our lives, metaverse technologies are reshaping how we collaborate and interact in the online realm.
En septiembre de 2023, en los días previos a las elecciones en Eslovaquia, una tormenta de desinformación puso en tela de juicio el proceso democrático. En una supuesta grabación de audio...
In the days leading up to Slovakia's recent elections, a storm of disinformation erupted, challenging the very fabric of the democratic process. An audio recording surfaced on Facebook, a...
The US government is continuing efforts to strengthen the country's cybersecurity prowess as well as bolster its overall technology governance strategy.
Digital trust among individuals is rapidly running out – along with it, the expectation that digital technologies and services (and the organizations providing them) will protect all stak...
Unprecedented digitalization in our society has pushed many business leaders and executives to understand how they can adequately assess and govern cyber risk. Governing cyber risk is a h...
The war in Ukraine has not only created untold suffering for multitudes and the greatest crises in international peace and security in decades. It also has potentially serious consequence...
Good cyber strategy is good business strategy. For years, cybersecurity professionals have understood this. More recently, leading CEOs and independent directors have acknowledged it, and...
In the not-too-distant past, international organizations (IOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on humanitarian initiatives largely depended on landlines and fax machines...
The modern general counsel is a critical cyber risk ally for boards
• The COVID-19 pandemic has opened more opportunities for cyberattacks.
Plans to “rebuild” post-pandemic using digital tools and innovation risk falling at the first hurdle because most of us don’t trust the builders or the things being built.
