R. David Edelman
R. David Edelman is Director of the Project on Technology, the Economy, & National Security, part of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative. At MIT, Dr. Edelman holds joint appointments in the Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and the Center for International Studies; teaches in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; and leads a team of researchers examining the governance of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and global technology supply chains. He served six years in the Obama White House, most recently as Special Assistant to the President for Economic and Technology Policy at the National Economic Council (NEC) and the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP). Previously, he served as the first Director for International Cyber Policy on the National Security Council (NSC), and before that, helped found the State Department’s Office of Cyber Affairs.
Dr. Edelman holds a B.A. from Yale as well as Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Oxford, where his dissertation was among the first to examine the intersection of cybersecurity and international relations.
