Bio
Anamitra Deb is the managing director of responsible tech at Omidyar Network, a philanthropic organization whose mission is to bend the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity and possibility. He oversees teams working on technology platform accountability and regulation; privacy, data governance and online trust and safety; better tech cultures and products; responsible and open-source tech; and guardrails for emergent technologies such as generative AI.
Anamitra has authored several reports in responsible tech, market-based solutions, impact investing and strategic philanthropy, and lectured on these topics at the University of California, Berkeley, and Georgetown University, among others. His writings and perspectives have been featured in major publications, including The Economist, The Washington Post, Wired, Barron’s, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and The Times of India.
Anamitra is a senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. He sits on several advisory boards including Consumer Reports’ Innovation Council and the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin.