Biography

Constance Bommelaer de Leusse has more than 20 years of experience in digital policy, technology, research and education. She is the Executive Director of the Technology and Global Affairs Innovation Hub of the university of Sciences Po. In addition, she serves as an expert in the working groups of the UNESCO Information For All Programme (IFAP). Constance started her career working for the French prime minister’s services (2003-2006) on information society issues. She then joined The Internet Society (2006-2022), the international NGO founded by Vint Cerf, the father of the Internet. In her role of Vice President of institutional relations and empowerment, she led the organisation’s international partnerships and policy work across stakeholder communities. She also conducted training and learning activities, empowering the next generation of tech leaders to build an internet that creates opportunity and supports the public interest. She was seconded at UNESCO to develop their digital agenda (2013-2014). Prior to working at Sciences Po, Constance served as the executive director of the McCourt Institute (2022-2024), affiliated to Stanford and Georgetown universities.

As a Senior Fellow at the STG, she will work on the governance of digital technologies and their impact on European democracies.

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