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 - present | Journal of Cyber Policy, Editor, Chatham House, Taylor & Francis |
2018 - present | Member, ICANN Emergency Policy Development Process on gTLD registration data |
2014 - 16 | Research Advisory Network, Global Commission on Internet Governance |
2014 - 16 | Internet Governance Masterclass, InterConnect Communications |
2014 - present | LexisPSL IP & IT Consulting Editorial Board |
2013 - present | Compact Seminars, EU Internet law and governance, University of Pisa, University of Southern Bohemia |
2008 - present | Moderator, 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 |
2012-13 | Independent evaluator, ICANN new gTLD program (string similarity, geographic names) |
2010-12 | Chair, ICANN WHOIS Review Team |
2006-12 | Multistakeholder Advisory Group to Internet Governance Forum |
2000-09 | Nominet UK, Director of Legal and Policy |
1996-2000 | Solicitor in private practice. Trained at CMS Cameron McKenna, qualifying into contentious intellectual property department (1998). |