Daniel Dobrygowski

Focus Areas: Technology & Innovation, Cybersecurity, Privacy

Daniel Dobrygowski is the Head of Governance and Trust at the World Economic Forum and a leader in the Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. An attorney and educator with two decades of experience at the intersection of technology, law, and policy, he oversees the Forum’s work relating to technology risk, corporate governance, and digital trust. One of the founders of the Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurity, Daniel has led efforts to understand and shape global technology and cybersecurity norms, law, regulation, and standards. He also serves on the New York Cyber Task Force (convened by Columbia University) and on the board of Karhana Global, a technology education organization. Daniel has been recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors in its NACD Directorship 100 as one of the most influential leaders in the corporate governance community.

Daniel holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law where he was an editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, and a BA from the Johns Hopkins University. Prior to coming to the Forum as a Global Leadership Fellow, Daniel practiced law in San Francisco and Washington, DC, counselling clients on antitrust/competition, consumer protection, and privacy matters in regulatory proceedings, investigations, and litigation. He has also worked extensively in the US on civil rights issues, including voter protection and election law. His expertise and areas of research include technology risk, privacy, competition regulation, internet rights, elections, and corporate governance. Daniel shares his expertise on leadership, cyber risk, digital democracy, and digital trust in appearances online and in-person and his work has been featured by global think tanks as well as leading publications including Harvard Business Review, CNBC, and Wired.

Education

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