Daniel Dobrygowski

Focus Areas: Technology & Innovation, Cybersecurity, Privacy

Daniel Dobrygowski is a public advocate for good technology governance. He leads cybersecurity legal at Sophos. His work on technology governance, digital trust, cyber risk, and digital democracy has been featured by global think tanks and leading publications, including CFR, Harvard Business Review and Wired. Daniel is the author of the book Technology Governance: Build Trust into Digital Innovation (coming in 2026 from Kogan Page).

Formerly Head of Governance and Trust at the World Economic Forum, he established the Forum’s work on technology governance. Daniel was a founder of the Centre for Cybersecurity and a senior leader at WEF’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Centre for AI Excellence, as well as a Global Leadership Fellow. Daniel practiced law at WilmerHale in Washington, DC and Jones Day in San Francisco where he counseled technology sector clients on antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy matters. He has also worked extensively in the US on civil rights issues and election law. 

Daniel served as an Expert Advisor to the OECD, a Commissioner on the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Board Oversight of Technology, a member of ISACA’s Digital Trust Advisory Council, and a board member of the Cyber Risk Institute. Daniel was recognized by the NACD in its Directorship 100 as one of the most influential leaders in the corporate governance community for his pioneering work on technology governance.

Before practicing law, Daniel was a high school teacher with Teach for America in Paterson, New Jersey. He holds degrees from Harvard’s Kennedy School, UC, Berkeley School of Law and the Johns Hopkins University.

Education

• JD, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
• MPA, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
• BA, Johns Hopkins University