Beryl Lipton, Senior Investigative Researcher, focuses her work on government transparency, law enforcement surveillance technology, and other uses of technology by government actors. She has extensive experience using Freedom of Information laws and large-scale public records campaigns in her research.

Shirin uses design and educational strategy to empower people to protect their privacy and promote equity and accessibility. Shirin's work includes web design, graphics, usability, user research, instructional design and the occasional videos for EFF projects. On the content end, Shirin also works on digital security and security education. In their free time, Shirin writes and makes movies.

Chao is a senior legislative associate at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He assists in EFF's advocacy for a free, open, and accessible internet in state legislatures and Congress.

He has a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley.

Prior to joining the EFF, Rory was a psychology researcher and instructor at the City University of New York. Their research centered liberation pedagogy and adolescents' use of social media, and on campus they advocated for protections of student and worker privacy, open science, and open education. They have also led digital security trainings for more than 10 years, primarily through the Brooklyn-based CyPurr Collective. 

Alexy has spent more than a decade using open web technologies to solve problems. He is a strong believer in using computing to empower others.

Previously he worked on projects supporting nonprofits and educational institutions, from simple sites to complicated workflows.

Currently, he works on EFF's donor database and web applications.

Christoph Schmon is EFF’s International Policy Director. He leads the organization’s international policy strategy to make sure that digital rights are respected and enforced beyond the United States borders. Christoph has deep expertise in EU policymaking and represents EFF’s advocacy for a free internet and online privacy before European lawmakers in Brussels. He also works on UK policy developments and broader international regulatory issues affecting digital rights and technology policy.

Olivia is Arizona-born and currently on her second round of living in SF. She's currently managing the team who work their magic to help our amazing donors. She is strangely in-love with process improvements and reporting and strives to do her part for such a unique and cutting-edge organization. She holds a BA in Education and and MS in Justice and Social Inquiry from Arizona State University.

As the Senior Membership Advocate, Christian helps and leads many aspects of EFF's membership program. From finding new opportunities to connect with EFF's members to ensuring that they are kept up-to-date with EFF's work, he plans to make membership the best it can be. When not hanging out with supporters, Christian enjoys consuming all things Sonic the Hedgehog, loving on his cats and dogs, and getting jump scared in all the horror games.

Daniel works to give EFF’s generous donors the best experience possible.

Before joining EFF he worked for a number of other cool nonprofits, including protecting the earth from asteroids with the B612 Foundation, making the world safer for bicyclists as Campaign Manager for America Bikes, building houses with Habitat for Humanity, and teaching children about philanthropy with Common Cents NY.

She kept showing up to the Magic the Gathering draft parties.