About DSRIThe issues that Data & Society seeks to address are complex. The same innovative technologies and sociotechnical practices that are reconfiguring society -- enabling novel modes of interaction, new opportunities for knowledge, and disruptive business paradigms -- can be abused to invade people’s privacy, provide new tools of discrimination, and harm individuals and communities. The work and well-being of Data & Society is strengthened by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, and much more. We are committed to making certain that a wide array of perspectives are heard and that our research is publicly available. Research at Data & Society is shaped by cross-cutting themes: Automation -- From social implications of automation to manipulation of algorithmic systems, many of our research efforts track and inform broader conversations about how data-driven systems, automation, and machine intelligence impact people and society. Accountability -- Who should be accountable? Accountable to whom? Understanding how powerful, technological systems can be governed is a core concern that shapes many of our research efforts. Values -- Concern about what is ethical, just, and appropriate influences how our different research efforts approach trade-offs, conflicting values, and social implications. Notably, many initiatives focus on privacy, social justice, and equity and fairness.Data & Society Research InstituteDSRI_0f806dcc-8265-11e8-9d1d-ff0cb1355ae0Data & Society is a research institute in New York City that is focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric and automated technologies... Data & Society is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) research institute.DSRI StaffStacy AbderDirector of Finance and AdministrationIrene ChungOperations AssociateCJ Brody LandowPrograms and Events ManagerRonteau CoppinOffice ManagerEli EleyEvents AssistantAudrey EvansInterim Director of ProgramsBeth GarrettGrants & Contracts AdministratorRati Godara BishnoiCommunications Production ManagerJanet HavenExecutive DirectorSam Hinds GarciaDirector of CommunicationsRobyn JacksonFinancial AdministratorShana KimballManaging Director of ResearchRigoberto Lara GuzmanPrograms AssistantNatalie KerbyCommunications AssistantToyia PhillipsHuman Resources ManagerAngie WallerMedia Producer and DeveloperSeth YoungDirector of Special ProjectsDSRI Board of Directorsdanah boydFounder and President of the Board, Data & Society; Principal Researcher, MicrosoftCatherine BracyCo-Founder and Executive Director, TechEquity CollaborativeAnil DashCEO of Fog Creek SoftwareAlexander MacgillivrayFormer United States Deputy Chief Technology OfficerAlondra NelsonProfessor of Sociology, Columbia University and President, Social Science Research CouncilDSRI AdvisorsJohn BorthwickCEO, BetaworksBrad BurnhamManaging Partner, Union Square VenturesGabriella ColemanWolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy, McGill UniversitySusan CrawfordProfessor, Harvard Law SchoolCathy DavidsonDirector, The Futures Initiative, and Distinguished Professor, The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkEdward W. FeltenProfessor of Computer Science and Public Affairs, Princeton UniversityTarleton GillespiePrincipal Researcher, Microsoft Research; Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication, Dept. of Information Science, Cornell UniversityNick GrossmanGeneral Manager for Policy and Outreach, Union Square VenturesJoichi ItoDirector, MIT Media LabAlice E. MarwickAssistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillHilary MasonFounder at Fast Forward Labs; Data Scientist in Residence at Accel PartnersCharlton D. McIlwainAssociate professor of Media, Culture & Communication & Associate Dean of Faculty Development & Diversity, NYUAndrew McLaughlinSVP, Betaworks; CEO, Digg and InstapaperDeirdre MulliganAssociate Professor, UC Berkeley School of InformationGina NeffAssociate Professor, Department of Communication, University of WashingtonClaudia PerlichChief Scientist, Dstillery; Adjunct Professor, NYULatoya PetersonDeputy Editor, Digital Innovation, The Undefeated (ESPN)Andrew RasiejCo-founder Personal Democracy Forum and Civic Hall; Chairman, NY Tech MeetupJoel ReidenbergProfessor of Law, Fordham UniversityClay ShirkyAssociate Arts Professor, Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York University; Associate Professor, Arthur L. Carter Institute of JournalismMicah SifryCo-founder, Civic Hall and Personal Democracy MediaShamina SinghMasterCard Center for Inclusive GrowthBaratunde ThurstonSupervising Producer, The Daily Show; Co-Founder, Cultivated WitJanet A. VertesiAssistant Professor, Sociology, Princeton UniversityChristina XuResearcher, PL Data; Special Projects, Everybody at OnceEthan ZuckermanDirector, Center for Civic Media, MITDSRI SupportersFUNDING AND PARTNERS -- Data & Society is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) research institute. Its creation was supported by a generous gift from Microsoft. We are thankful for the general, project, in-kind, and event support we’ve received from a range of entities, including:MicrosoftAlfred P. Sloan FoundationAmerican Civil Liberties UnionBill & Melinda Gates FoundationBrooklyn Public LibraryCenter for Democracy & TechnologyCenter for Media JusticeCenter for Policing EquityCentre for Justice and Crime PreventionCraig Newmark PhilanthropiesDigital Trust FoundationFord FoundationIcahn School of Medicine at Mt. SinaiInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesInternational Data Responsibility GroupJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationJohn S. and James L. Knight FoundationLeadership Conference on Civil and Human RightsManhattan Borough President Gale A. BrewerMedia Democracy FundMetropolitan New York Library CouncilMiami FoundationMicrosoft ResearchNational Information Standards OrganizationNational Science FoundationNew AmericaNew America’s Open Technology InstituteNew York TimesNew York University's Information Law InstituteNew York University's Interactive Telecommunications ProgramNews Integrity InitiativeNYC Media LabOmidyar NetworkOpen Society FoundationsPolice Executive Research ForumResponsible Data ForumRobert Wood Johnson FoundationSamsung AcceleratorSara & Evan Williams FoundationSiegel Family EndowmentSolidago Foundationthe engine roomUN Global PulseUNICEFUnion Square VenturesUnited Hospital FundUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of Wisconsin MilwaukeeUpturnWhite House Office of Science & Technology PolicyW.K. Kellogg Foundation_0f806f34-8265-11e8-9d1d-ff0cb1355ae0To address social and cultural issues arising from data-centric and automated technologies_0f807006-8265-11e8-9d1d-ff0cb1355ae0IndependenceWe are committed to the independence and autonomy of Data & Society's initiatives and convenings.AutonomyWe do not accept funding that would affect our ability to pursue work free of external interference, and we fiercely protect the independence of our researchers and fellows in their intellectual activities and individual funding relationships.TensionsProvide frameworks that can help society address emergent tensions_0f8070c4-8265-11e8-9d1d-ff0cb1355ae01To provide frameworks that can help society address emergent tensions, Data & Society is committed to identifying thorny issues at the intersection of technology and society, providing and encouraging research that can ground informed, evidence-based public debates, and building a network of researchers and practitioners who can anticipate issues and offer insight and direction.IssuesIdentify thorny issues at the intersection of technology and society_0f8071a0-8265-11e8-9d1d-ff0cb1355ae01.1Research & DebateProvide and encourage research that can ground informed, evidence-based public debates_0f80724a-8265-11e8-9d1d-ff0cb1355ae01.2Anticipation, Insight & DirectionBuild a network of researchers and practitioners who can anticipate issues and offer insight and direction._0f807326-8265-11e8-9d1d-ff0cb1355ae01.3ResearchersPractitionersProgramsBring together different perspectives, research methods, and practices_0f8073d0-8265-11e8-9d1d-ff0cb1355ae02ResearchersEntrepreneursActivistsPolicy CreatorsJournalistsGeeksPublic IntellectualsData & Society's programs bring together different perspectives, research methods, and practices. We weave together researchers, entrepreneurs, activists, policy creators, journalists, geeks, and public intellectuals. We see tremendous reciprocal benefits for network building and research when they are combined._0f80748e-8265-11e8-9d1d-ff0cb1355ae02018-07-08https://datasociety.net/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net