Brandi Geurkink

About

Brandi Geurkink is the Executive Director of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, a coalition of more than 400 individual researchers and 50 research groups who work together to advance, defend, and sustain the right to ethically study the impacts of technology on society. Prior to the Coalition, she led advocacy campaigns at the Mozilla Foundation for policies to improve independent researcher access to data and open-source auditing of consumer technology platforms in Europe and the United States. At Mozilla, she created YouTube Regrets, the world’s largest community-driven audit of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm which has won multiple awards. Previously, Brandi also directed a research team and advised on the technology portfolio of Reset Tech, a nonprofit philanthropic organization dedicated to restoring the critical connection between media and democracy. Before working on corporate accountability in the technology sector, Brandi was an organizer and campaigner with the International Civil Society Centre in Berlin and the ONE Campaign in Washington, D.C. Brandi’s work has been cited by policymakers working on digital regulation in Europe and the United States, and her research and opinions have been featured in national and international publications, including the Wall Street Journal, NPR, the New York Times, Der Spiegel, the Times of India, WIRED, Fast Company and more.