Jesús Alvarado is an audio journalist and is currently a producer for Marketplace Tech, where he focuses his work on tech policy, internet culture, and health technology. Holding a Master of Science in Journalism from the University of Southern California, Alvarado honed his reporting skills during his tenure there while shedding light on issues like greater LA’s youth homelessness and mental health, as well as working on reporting projects about the queer internet space and how that online environment has impacted queer men’s and non-binary people’s mental health.

Dean Jackson is a Contributing Editor at Tech Policy Press and principal of Public Circle LLC. He was the analyst responsible for the January 6th Committee’s investigation into the role of large social media platforms in the insurrection. As a freelance writer and researcher, he covers the intersection between technology, media, and democracy. He holds an MA in international relations from the University of Chicago and a BA in political science from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

Ramsha Jahangir is Deputy Editor at Tech Policy Press. Previously, she led Policy and Communications at the Global Network Initiative (GNI), which she now occasionally represents as a Senior Fellow on a range of issues related to human rights and tech policy. As an award-winning journalist and Tech Policy Press reporting fellow, Ramsha has extensively reported on platform governance, surveillance, and digital authoritarianism. Ramsha holds a Master’s in Journalism, Media, and Globalization from the University of Amsterdam and received the Erasmus Mundus Journalism scholarship. Ramsha divides her time between Amsterdam and Karachi.

Carlos Mureithi is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. His reporting interests include unexpected and unconsidered impacts of tech policies and tech adoption on societies. He has written stories on a range of subjects, including Kenya’s plan to implement a national biometric ID program and labor conditions for African content moderators for global tech companies. Mureithi was formerly the East Africa correspondent at Quartz, where he covered tech and innovation. Some of his previous roles include East Africa editor at the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Africa correspondent at The Christian Science Monitor, and special digital projects editor at the Daily Nation. His work has also been published by Reuters, Al Jazeera, and The New York Times, among other news organizations. He has appeared on the BBC World Service and other outlets. Mureithi has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the United States International University-Africa and a master’s from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, where he was a Mastercard Foundation Scholar.

Vandinika Shukla is a human rights and technology policy specialist. She has designed national gender policies at UN Women, built electoral campaign AI products to represent BIPOC voices in policymaking at MIT Media Lab, and launched a community organizing portfolio at Harvard. Vandinika writes on technology and democracy, movement building, gender justice, women’s political participation, and international relations. Her work has been featured in Slate Magazine, Huffington Post, Tech Policy Press, All Tech Is Human, and Indian national dailies. As a Belfer Fellow, she recently published her research on platform policy to mitigate online harm against journalists and contributed to cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier’s new book, A Hacker’s Mind. Vandinika has served as the Editor in Chief of the Harvard Kennedy Review and taught ‘Politics of the Press’ with Nancy Gibbs at Harvard. A European Union and G20 Young Leader, she continues to advise multilateral political leadership on emerging technology’s impact on youth and underrepresented communities. Vandinika holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics. She serves on the Board of Directors for Fora Network for Change and Represent Women.

Amber Sinha is a Contributing Editor at Tech Policy Press. He is the Executive Director of European Digital Rights (EDRi). He works at the intersection of law, technology, and society and studies the impact of digital technologies on socio-political processes and structures. Until 2022, Amber was the Executive Director of the Center for Internet and Society, India, where he led programs on privacy, digital identity, data governance, and AI. Amber's research has been cited with appreciation by the Supreme Court of India and several government committees. His first book, The Networked Public, was released in 2019. The views expressed here are his own.