Remarks of Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer Deirdre K. Mulligan at the Public Interest Technology University Network Convening

Remarks of Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer Deirdre K. Mulligan at the Public Interest Technology University Network Convening

By Deirdre Mulligan

Thank you for having me here today. It’s great to be back with this group. 

I’ve spent my career in the public interest technology field. While I’m a lawyer by training, throughout my career in civil society, academia, and now in the federal government, I’ve collaborated with technologists, computer and data scientists, and social scientists who consider both the design and regulation of technical systems as essential to protecting democratic values and human rights, as well as our safety and security.

Today, I have the privilege of serving as Principal Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, or OSTP. At OSTP, a team of folks who embody the ethos of public interest technology work to maximize the benefits of science and technology to advance health, prosperity, security, environmental quality, and justice for all Americans. We carry out this mission by advising the President and White House senior staff on key issues related to science and technology, and by coordinating federal government technology policy and priorities...

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