Tech Policy Mentors in the 2023 Responsible Tech Mentorship Program
This year we’re joined by 115 volunteer mentors and 375 mentees from nearly 35 countries. Mentors work at startups, non-profits, in government, at large companies, and even run their own organizations. Many of our mentors are returning for a second time, and some have been with us since the very first cohort in 2021.
Mentorship pods have been divided into subgroups by speciality, and here you’ll find a list of all the mentors in the Tech Policy.
Tech policy serves as the compass guiding the ethical, legal, and societal boundaries of technological advancements, ensuring that technology serves the greater good, promotes inclusivity, and safeguards individual rights. Well-crafted tech policy frameworks foster innovation, encourage responsible use of emerging technologies, and navigates the intricate landscape of digital transformation. Thoughtful and forward-looking tech policy helps foster equitable access, steering the course of technological progress.
Read about the mentors leading this charge in 2023 for All Tech Is Human (listed in alphabetical order):
Ayse Arslan
Ayse received her MSc in Technology & Learning in University of Oxford in 2006. She participated in various research projects for UN, Nato and the EU. She completed her research degree in Internet Studies in Oxford University while working as an adjunct faculty member at Bogazici University in her home town Istanbul. Ayse has also a degree in Tech Policy from Cambridge University. Currently, Ayse works as a tech researcher and strategist in Silicon Valley.
Sarah Bromma
Sarah Butterfield Bromma is Senior Director of Policy at Pinterest. Her team cultivates a safe and inclusive environment for Pinners by developing industry-leading platform policies, such as a climate misinformation policy to combat false and misleading claims around climate change, a policy prohibiting weight loss ads, and a strict stance against harmful health misinformation, like anti-vaccine advice. Prior to joining Pinterest in 2018, Sarah spent 13 years in the national security field, where she helped policymakers navigate complex challenges. She has a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a master’s degree in Security Studies from Georgetown University. Sarah lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two spirited young daughters.
Shivi Chandra
Zoe Hawkins
Zoe has worked on technology policy in think tanks, politics, industry, and as a diplomat. Most recently, Zoe was a member of Amazon's global public policy team, representing the company on global cross-industry initiatives such as the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism and the Technology Coalition. During her time in government, Zoe oversaw the design of Australia's Online Safety Act as Adviser to the Minister for Communications and was one of the drafters of Australia's first International Cyber Engagement Strategy at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Previously, Zoe was an Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute where she wrote and presented internationally on cyber policy issues. Zoe is currently completing an MSc in Social Science of the Internet at the Oxford Internet Institute, where she is also contributing to Professor Vili Lehdonvirta's research project on the political geography of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Zoe is passionate about responsible technology and serves as a pro bono Strategic Adviser to the Alliance for Universal Digital Rights.
Theodora Skeadas
Caroline Humer has 20 years experience in child protection working with NGOs, industry, law enforcement and governments around the world. Caroline has led the strategic development of national missing child responses including AMBER Alerts across continents. Caroline used her cross-industry experience to engage with the private sector to establish working groups and coalitions to tackle online harm on social media and gaming platforms. This led to the establishment of the Trust and Safety Forum in 2022 which is being held in Lille, France and Montreal, Canada.
Adam Ingle
Ayse Kocak
Ayse Koçak is currently a Senior Content Policy Advisor at Spotify based in Dublin, Ireland. As part of Spotify's Global Platform Policy team, she manages various policy development projects in music & audiobooks space, as well as leading complex policy issues such as violent extremism, organised crime, and radicalisation. Prior to joining Spotify, she was a Global Product Policy Manager at TikTok where she spearheaded various projects and policy development efforts related to illegal activities and regulated goods. Before moving into tech space, Ayse worked as a Policy Officer at NATO HQ in Brussels and Deputy Senior Civilian Representative at NATO Mission in Baghdad.
Amit Kumar
By day, Amit is a software professional with 16+ years of experience in leading, development and delivery of scalable enterprise solutions in Healthcare and public sector. He serves as a Principal Solutions Architect for InHealth group where he is responsible for the technical design and architecture of new software products and solutions.
By night, Amit is the CTO & Co-founder WÜRK - a start-up dedicated to making the moments in-between meaningful by creating networks to feel good, do good good and be good.
William McSweeny
By day, William is a Technology and Law Policy Advisor with a background in Technology and Human Rights Law, Ethics, and Sustainable Development measures. He has 8 years of experience in start-ups, being a senior member at Forbes 30 under 30 business. William is a Fellow of RSA, member of All Tech is Human and the International Association of Privacy.
By night, William is a Co-Founder & CEO at WÜRK a start-up dedicated to making the moments in-between meaningful by creating networks to feel good, do good good and be good.
Mélissa M’Raidi Kechichian
Mélissa currently works in the field of civic tech as a project coordinator in data & technology at Open North. Previously, they worked at the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada as a project coordinator and at the Center for AI and Digital Policy as a researcher and team leader. They graduated from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Human Sciences and were at first self-taught in data privacy, AI policy, and the ethics of algorithmic recommendations until their passion for technology and AI ethics pushed them to seek an intensive training at the Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP), where they earned two professional certificates in AI Policy.
Mélissa first got involved in the responsible tech ecosystem because they believe that technology should serve people and not disadvantage or harm any, and that implementation of any technology should be regulated to protect users’ data privacy.
Over the past 5 years, their research focused on AI policy framework development and implementation, the ethics of algorithmic recommendations on social media along with disinformation on social media and online propaganda, and the impact of digital policies on activists in Russia and in the United States.
With over 10 years of experience in community building and organizing, Mélissa was involved in student associations, community organizing, and institutional and non-institutional activism.
They also work independently as a social entrepreneur at the intersection of democracy, technology, and activism, focusing on how digital spaces can be used by everyday citizens to bring meaningful and lasting change to their community.
Ece Ozkan
Ece Ozkan is a tech professional in the Trust & Safety space, specializing in policy development, program management, and team leadership. With a strong commitment to promoting ethical behavior and user-centric experiences, for over 10 years Ece has been dedicated to striking the right balance between fostering innovation and upholding responsible tech practices, and creating safer digital environments.
Currently serving as a Policy Lead at Meta (previously Facebook), Ece oversees an international policy team, driving the planning, development, and execution of global content policies. Prior to that, at TikTok, she led a product policy team covering the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey. Before that, she handled various roles at Facebook, including project management and operations.
Academically, Ece completed an MA in Politics at New York University as a Fulbright scholar, and an MA in European Union and a BA in Social and Political Sciences at Sabanci University.
David Stanbury
Michael Swensen
Michael is a Trust & Safety practitioner who has led and scaled policy and operations teams within the industry. Most recently, Michael has been contributing to Meta's Safety Policy team on creating safer experiences for young users across Meta's products. Previously, they worked at Discord leading the Policy Programs team which created the Discord Moderator Academy and connected Discord's moderators with internal product and safety teams, as well as trusted academic and civil society partners. Michael has a background in content moderation research, and technology and ethics work.
Titiksha Vashist
Titiksha Vashist is Co-founder and Lead Researcher at The Pranava Institute. Her work focuses on emerging tech regulation and the socio-political implications of technology in India. She drives research projects focussing on technology, ethics, design, and policy at the Institute. She has worked with multiple global organizations on responsible technology, including projects across deceptive design, digital wellbeing, and youth and media to produce academic as well as multimedia outputs. She served as Visiting Faculty at the Daksha Fellowship, India’s first law and technology fellowship program in 2021. She's a 2022 awardee of the University of Notre Dame-IBM's Tech Ethics Lab wherein she worked on technology ethics in design. She is passionate about creating a safer internet using policy and design, as well as exploring how wellbeing can be thought of in a digital world.
Eyal Zilberman
Eyal Zilberman works on the Product Policy team at Roblox, following a career focused on mitigating online harms in the public sector. After five years of service in the IDF, he worked as a disinformation mitigation consultant focusing on election integrity and extremist content. Eyal was a contributing author at the Israeli Public Policy Institute, where he wrote about tech platform regulation. Additionally, together with the Israeli Internet Society and Israeli Democracy Institute, he promoted sensible regulation of online platforms in Israel. Eyal is a graduate of Stanford University’s master’s in international and public policy.