Gus Hosein

Gus Hosein is the Executive Director of Privacy International. He has worked at the intersection of technology and human rights for over 20 years. He has acted as an external evaluator for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, advised the UN Special Rapporteur on Terrorism and Human Rights, and has advised a number of other international organizations. Hosein has held visiting fellowships at Columbia University and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was previously a Visiting Scholar at the American Civil Liberties Union. He holds a B.Math from the University of Waterloo in Canada and a PhD from the London School of Economics. Hosein is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA).