Stakeholder Group: Civil Society
Region: WEOG
Biography
Robert Guerra is an expert in issues of Internet freedom, cybersecurity, social networking, multi-stakeholder participation, Internet governance and human rights. He is currently a special adviser to the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Robert helped establish Freedom House’s Internet Freedom program as well as co-found Privaterra, a Canadian-based initiative that works with NGOs to assist them with issues of data privacy, secure communications, information security and human rights. Robert has given numerous media interviews and is often invited to speak at international conferences and Intergovernmental meetings. He advises numerous non-profits, foundations, governments and international organizations, including Taking IT Global and Diplo Foundation’s Internet Governance and Policy Capacity Building Program.