Center for Democracy and Technology

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The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is a Washington, DC based non-profit advocacy group that works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the Digital Age. CDT's stated aim is to develop practical legal, technological, and political mechanisms to enhance or ensure free expression and privacy in global communications technologies, including wireless and the Internet.

In 1994, Jerry Berman parted ways with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and formed the Center for Democracy and Technology. CDT's staff has extensive experience in the technology and high-tech policy arenas.
Name Position at CDT Background
Jerry Berman President Director, EFF; Chief Legislative Counsel ACLU
Leslie Harris Executive Director Founder, Leslie Harris & Associates; Director of Public Policy, PFAW
Jim Dempsey Policy Director Deputy Director, Center for National Security Studies; Assistant Counsel to the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
Ari Schwartz Deputy Director Researcher, OMB Watch
Paula Bruening Staff Counsel Director of Compliance Policy, TRUSTe; Senior Attorney-Advisor for the Office of Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, US Department of Commerce
John Morris Staff Counsel Partner, Jenner & Block
Nancy Libin Staff Counsel Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign; Associate General Counsel, NASD
David Sohn Staff Counsel Commerce Counsel for Senator Ron Wyden, D-Oregon; Counsel Wilmer Cutler & Pickering
David McGuire Communications Director Reporter, Washingtonpost.com; Reporter Newsbytes News Network

Name	Position at CDT	Background
Jerry Berman	President	Director, EFF; Chief Legislative Counsel ACLU
Leslie Harris	Executive Director	Founder, Leslie Harris & Associates; Director of Public Policy, PFAW
Jim Dempsey	Policy Director	Deputy Director, Center for National Security Studies; Assistant Counsel to the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
Ari Schwartz	Deputy Director	Researcher, OMB Watch
Paula Bruening	Staff Counsel	Director of Compliance Policy, TRUSTe; Senior Attorney-Advisor for the Office of Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, US Department of Commerce
John Morris	Staff Counsel	Partner, Jenner & Block
Nancy Libin	Staff Counsel	Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign; Associate General Counsel, NASD
David Sohn	Staff Counsel	Commerce Counsel for Senator Ron Wyden, D-Oregon; Counsel Wilmer Cutler & Pickering
David McGuire	Communications Director	Reporter, Washingtonpost.com; Reporter Newsbytes News Network

External link

[CDT website]

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