Draft:Alexandra Reeve Givens

Givens was born in London, England, to actor and activist Christopher Reeve and Gae Exton.{{cite web |last= |first= |title=All About Christopher Reeve's Children |url=https://people.com/all-about-christopher-reeve-children-8548207 |website=People |date=April 2, 2024 |access-date=20 June 2025}} She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law.

Prior to joining CDT, Givens served as Chief Counsel for IP and Antitrust on the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, working on innovation and consumer protection policy.

She later became the founding Executive Director of the Institute for Technology Law & Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, where she directed research, policy initiatives, and strategic programming at the intersection of law and technology.{{cite web |last= |first= |title=Alexandra Reeve Givens |url=https://www.cnas.org/people/alexandra-reeve-givens |website=Center for a New American Security |access-date=20 June 2025}} In a 2023 televised interview with Bloomberg UK, Givens discussed the global landscape for AI regulation, further establishing her as a key voice in international tech policy debates.{{cite web |title=CDT's Reeve Givens on AI Regulation Landscape |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-09-20/cdt-s-reeve-givens-on-ai-regulation-landscape-video |website=Bloomberg |date=20 September 2023 |access-date=20 June 2025}} She has also addressed the impact of election-related misinformation on non-English speakers, appearing on Scripps News in early 2024.{{cite web |title=CDT CEO Alexandra Reeve Givens Discussing Impact of Election Misinformation |url=https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-ceo-alexandra-reeve-givens-discussing-impact-of-election-misinformation-disinformation-impact-non-english-speakers/ |website=Center for Democracy & Technology |date=March 3, 2024 |access-date=20 June 2025}}

Givens began her career as a litigator at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City and taught for nine years as an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School and Georgetown Law.

In her current role as CEO of CDT, she leads an international team of lawyers, technologists, and policy experts. Under her leadership, the organization has expanded its global reach and deepened its work on issues such as AI governance, internet freedom, surveillance reform, and algorithmic accountability. Givens frequently testifies before Congress {{cite web

|title=Artificial Intelligence: Risks and Opportunities — Full Committee Hearing

|url=https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/artificial-intelligence-risks-and-opportunities/

|publisher=U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

|date=March 8, 2023

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}

{{cite web

|title=Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/artificial-intelligence-and-human-rights

|publisher=U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

|date=June 13, 2023

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}

{{cite web

|title=Durbin Questions Witness During Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Artificial Intelligence And Human Rights

|url=https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-questions-witness-during-judiciary-subcommittee-hearing-on-artificial-intelligence-and-human-rights

|publisher=U.S. Senator Dick Durbin

|date=June 13, 2023

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}

{{cite web

|title=Peters and Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure the Federal Government Safely and Responsibly Purchases and Uses Artificial Intelligence

|url=https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/dems/peters-and-tillis-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-ensure-the-federal-government-safely-and-responsibly-purchases-and-uses-artificial-intelligence/

|publisher=U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

|date=June 11, 2024

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}} and appears in major media outlets including Axios{{cite web

|title=Digital rights advocate says we need to act now to protect elections from AI

|url=https://www.axios.com/2023/11/28/alexandra-reeves-givens-ai-elections

|publisher=Axios

|date=November 28, 2023

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}, CNN {{cite news

|title=ALEXANDRA REEVE GIVENS, DAUGHTER OF CHRISTOPHER REEVE: We internalized it when we tried to go out with our dad to restaurants for dinner

|url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnc/date/2025-01-28/segment/04

|publisher=CNN

|date=January 28, 2025

|access-date=June 30, 2025

|work=CNN News Central Transcript

}}, CBS News {{cite news

|title=Privacy concerns surround period‑tracking apps after Roe v. Wade overturned

|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/privacy-concerns-surround-period-tracking-apps-after-roe-v-wade-overturned/

|publisher=CBS News

|date=June 24, 2022

|access-date=June 30, 2025

|work=CBS Evening News

}}, NPR, The Washington Post {{cite web

|title=Navigating the new era of AI innovation

|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/05/14/navigating-new-era-of-ai-innovation/

|publisher=The Washington Post

|date=May 14, 2024

|access-date=June 30, 2025

|work=Washington Post Live

}}, Fast Company {{cite web

|title=Why Trump dashed Biden’s AI executive order, and why it matters

|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/91264691/why-trump-dashed-bidens-ai-executive-order-and-why-it-matters

|publisher=Fast Company

|last=Sullivan

|first=Mark

|date=June 28, 2025

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}

, and WIRED {{cite web

|title=AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous

|url=https://www.wired.com/story/local-governments-generative-ai/

|publisher=WIRED

|date=September 11, 2023

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}. Her writing has been published in Slate {{cite web

|title=The Algorithmic Bias Against People With Disabilities

|url=https://slate.com/technology/2020/02/algorithmic-bias-people-with-disabilities.html

|publisher=Slate

|date=February 2020

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}, Barron's {{cite web

|title=Trump Scraps AI Safety Oversight

|url=https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-scraps-ai-safety-oversight-79e74689

|publisher=Barron’s

|date=January 21, 2025

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}

, Ms. Magazine {{cite web

|title=Reproductive Health Data and Abortion Search Online

|url=https://msmagazine.com/2023/06/06/reproductive-health-data-abortion-search-online/

|publisher=Ms. Magazine

|date=June 6, 2023

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}, Tech Policy Press {{cite web

|title=Alexandra Reeve Givens – TechPolicy.Press Author

|url=https://www.techpolicy.press/author/alexandra-reeve-givens/

|publisher=TechPolicy.Press

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}, and Democracy Journal.{{cite web

|title=A Democratic Digital Age?

|url=https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/68/a-democratic-digital-age/

|publisher=Democracy: A Journal of Ideas

|date=Spring 2023

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}} She was profiled in Columbia Law School's "How I Got Here" series, which detailed her career path and public interest motivations.{{cite web |title=How I Got Here: Alexandra Reeve Givens '08 |url=https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/how-i-got-here-alexandra-reeve-givens-08 |website=Columbia Law School |date=16 September 2024 |access-date=20 June 2025}}

Givens serves on the board of the Urban Institute,{{cite journal |last= |first= |title=Alexandra Reeve Givens |url=https://www.urban.org/author/alexandra-reeve-givens |website=Urban Institute |date= 7 May 2024|access-date=20 June 2025}} and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, which supports individuals living with paralysis and spinal cord injuries.{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.christopherreeve.org/community/about-us/board-of-directors/ |website=Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation |access-date=20 June 2025}} She is also a member of advisory boards for the Aspen Institute, World Economic Forum, Partnership on AI, KKR, and various technology companies. Her World Economic Forum profile highlights her leadership on responsible tech and policy reform.{{cite web |title=Alexandra Reeve Givens |url=https://www.weforum.org/people/alexandra-givens/ |website=World Economic Forum |access-date=20 June 2025}} In addition, she is a judge for the Webby Awards{{cite web |title=Alexandra Reeve Givens |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/alexandra-reeve-givens |website=SAG‑AFTRA |access-date=20 June 2025}} and is listed as a leading privacy and technology expert by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).{{cite web |title=Alexandra Reeve Givens |url=https://iapp.org/about/person/alexandra-reeve-givens/ |website=International Association of Privacy Professionals |access-date=20 June 2025}}

Givens married Garren Givens in 2008, and they have one child.{{cn}} {{cite web

|title=Alexandra Reeve Givens Welcomes Son Christopher Russel

|url=https://people.com/parents/alexandra-reeve-givens-welcomes-son-christopher-russel/

|publisher=People

|date=July 2, 2015

|access-date=June 30, 2025

}}

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