Biography
Harriet Moynihan is an associate fellow in the International Law Programme at Chatham House, of which she was formerly acting director.
Harriet is a public international lawyer who focuses particularly on the application of international law and regulation to new technologies, including cyber operations, social media and AI. She regularly writes and speaks on these issues at Chatham House and beyond. Harriet is also a course director at the Centre for Political and Diplomatic Studies, and a research affiliate at the AI Governance Initiative of the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford.
Prior to joining Chatham House, Harriet was a legal adviser at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where she advised on a wide range of international law issues. Before that, Harriet trained and worked as a competition lawyer at Clifford Chance LLP in the firm’s London and Singapore offices.
Past experience
| 2021-22 | Acting director, International Law Programme, Chatham House |
| 2020-21 | Senior research fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham House |
| 2015-20 | Associate fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham House |
| 2019 | Visiting fellow, Mansfield College, Oxford |
| 2019 | Visiting research fellow, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford |
| 2013-15 | Masters in international human rights law, New College, University of Oxford |
| 2004-12 | Assistant legal adviser, Foreign & Commonwealth Office |
| 2003-04 | Postgraduate diploma in competition law, Kings College, London |
| 2001-04 | Associate solicitor, Clifford Chance LLP |
| 1994-97 | MA (Hons) classics, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge |
