Girard Kelly
Senior Privacy Counsel at Code.org
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolGirard Kelly is a senior privacy counsel and technology attorney with over a decade of nonprofit and policy-focused experience shaping privacy, security, and AI ethics. He designed an industry-leading privacy evaluation framework and built supervised ML/NLP systems to automatically assess privacy and security policies, combining legal rigor with hands-on technical implementation. At Common Sense Media he led the Privacy Program, published influential "State of Kids' Privacy" reports, and quantified privacy practices across hundreds of consumer technologies used by children and families. A recognized expert who has briefed the FTC and state AGs, he also serves as a practical translator between lawmakers, technologists, and product teams. Based in Fort Collins, he holds a JD in technology law, an MA in applied ethics of science and technology, and a BS in MIS, reflecting a rare blend of legal, ethical, and technical training.
11 years of coding experience
The University of ArizonaMaster of Arts - MA, Applied Ethics; Science, Technology & Ethics, Master of Arts - MA, Applied Ethics; Science, Technology & Ethics at Arizona State UniversityJD, Technology Law, JD, Technology Law at Santa Clara University School of LawGithub contributions (2)
commonsense-org/privacy-questions-output
Nov 2020 - Aug 2021
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
girardkelly/Encryption
Mar 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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