Kat Duffy

Kat Duffy is a senior fellow for digital and cyberspace policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Duffy has more than two decades of experience operating at the nexus of emerging technology, democratic principles, corporate responsibility, and human rights. She has overseen the implementation of more than $100 million in foreign assistance and philanthropic funding to civil society across more than 60 countries, with a particular focus on supporting human rights defenders and journalists and civil society initiatives in support of internet freedom. Duffy began her international career in Colombia, where she served as a junior professional officer with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and has also lived and worked in Cuba, Tunisia, and South Africa. She served for five years on the board of the Global Network Initiative, a multistakeholder initiative driving voluntary principles for technology companies to support free expression and privacy rights.