CDT Tech Talks Creators & Guests

Jamal Magby is a Partnerships Manager at the Center for Democracy & Technology.

Andrew Keen is an entrepreneur and author who focuses on the decline of culture and the undermining of the authority of experts and professionals. He has worked at various technology companies including Pulse 3D, SLO Media, Santa Cruz Networks, Jazziz Digital, and Pure Depth. He is also a public speaker on new technology and business, education, culture, and society.

Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Igo is a historian and author. Currently, she is a Professor and Chair in American History at Vanderbilt University.

Carlos Maza is an American video producer who writes, produces, and hosts the Vox series "Strikethrough".

Lauren Klein is an associate professor in the Departments of English and Quantitative Theory and Methods at Emory University and a co-author of Data Feminism.

Dr. Shobita Parthasarathy is an academic and author. Currently, she is Professor of Public Policy and of Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, where she is also Director of the school's Science, Technology, and Public Policy program. Her work focuses on the governance of emerging science and technology, particularly those that have uncertain environmental, social, ethical, political, and health implications. She also provides expert advice on technology, equity, and policy to civil society groups, international organizations, and governments around the world, including testimony to the U.S. Congress.Parthasarathy has published multiple academic articles. Her first book, "Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care," was published in 2007. Her second book, "Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe," was published in 2017Parthasarathy received her A.B. in Biology from the University of Chicago and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell University.