FORA.tv Speaker - Jim Dempsey

Jim Dempsey, Vice President for Public Policy, has been with CDT since 1997. He served as Executive Director from 2003 to 2005; in 2005, he moved to San Francisco and launched CDT West.

Mr. Dempsey concentrates on privacy, government surveillance, and national security issues. He coordinates the Digital Privacy and Security Working Group, a forum of over 50 computer and communications companies, trade associations and public interest organizations.