Emily Taylor

Associate Fellow, International Security Programme

Biography

Emily Taylor is CEO of Oxford Information Labs and a founder of the DNS Research Federation. A lawyer by training, Emily has worked in internet policy for more than 20 years. 

Emily is an associate fellow at Chatham House and editor of the Journal of Cyber Policy. Emily has written on geopolitics, standards and emerging technologies and is a regular commentator on cybersecurity for news and broadcast media. 

Emily’s team regularly advises government on technical standards and internet governance issues, including the UK’s AI and quantum standards strategy. She has given evidence to the Defence Select Committee and the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy. 

Emily is a graduate of Cambridge University, and has an MBA from Open University. 

Past experience

2015 - presentJournal of Cyber Policy, Editor, Chatham House, Taylor & Francis
2018 - presentMember, ICANN Emergency Policy Development Process on gTLD registration data
2014 - 16Research Advisory Network, Global Commission on Internet Governance
2014 - 16Internet Governance Masterclass, InterConnect Communications
2014 - presentLexisPSL IP & IT Consulting Editorial Board
2013 - presentCompact Seminars, EU Internet law and governance, University of Pisa, University of Southern Bohemia
2008 - presentModerator, various internet governance conferences including Stockholm Internet Forum (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017), Internet Governance Forum main sessions on Critical Internet Resources (2008, 2011, 2016), EuroDIG (2012, 2016), Internetdagarna (2011, 2013) – with panels including Neelie Kroes, Carl Bildt, Thorbjorn Jagland, Marietje Schaake MEP
2012-13Independent evaluator, ICANN new gTLD program (string similarity, geographic names)
2010-12Chair, ICANN WHOIS Review Team
2006-12Multistakeholder Advisory Group to Internet Governance Forum
2000-09Nominet UK, Director of Legal and Policy
1996-2000Solicitor in private practice. Trained at CMS Cameron McKenna, qualifying into contentious intellectual property department (1998).