Elizabeth Laird

Elizabeth Laird serves as CDT’s Director, Equity in Civic Technology. Her work engages civic institutions to promote the responsible, equitable use of data and technology to improve outcomes for individuals and the public good, while ensuring it does not come at the expense of privacy and civil rights.
Prior to joining CDT, Laird served as deputy assistant superintendent of data, assessment, and research at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), the District of Columbia’s state education agency. In that role, she served as OSSE’s privacy officer and led the implementation of student privacy training for all staff, reviewed and approved data requests and data systems application releases, and provided guidance to staff on how to collect and protect student data.