Brittany Kaiser

Co-Founder at Own Your Data Foundation, #OwnYourData campaign, and DATA (the Digital Asset Trade Association)

Brittany Kaiser is an entrepreneur, activist, and globally recognized expert in data protection, technology, and legislative reform.7 She is best known as the former Business Development Director at Cambridge Analytica, a company that collapsed after a scandal involving the misuse of Facebook user data.1 5

Career Highlights

Co-Founder of the Own Your Data Foundation, which promotes digital literacy education and training6 7
Co-Founder of the Digital Asset Trade Association (DATA), a non-profit lobbying firm for digital asset rights2 7
Former Business Development Director at Cambridge Analytica (2015-2018)1 5
Whistleblower in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, testifying before the UK Parliament and the Mueller Investigation3 5

Notable Achievements

Subject of the Netflix documentary "The Great Hack"1 4
Author of "Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again"2 5
Named to Crypto.com and Cointelegraph's "Top 100 Most Influential People in Crypto and Blockchain" list7
Chair of the Board for Gryphon Digital Mining, focusing on ESG strategy and carbon-neutral bitcoin mining8

Background

Born on November 6, 1987, in Houston, Texas, Kaiser grew up in Chicago and attended Phillips Academy Andover.5 9 She holds degrees from the University of Edinburgh, City University of Hong Kong, and Middlesex University, with a focus on international relations and human rights.3 5

Kaiser's career began in politics, working on Barack Obama's media team during his 2007 presidential campaign.1 5 She later worked as a lobbyist for Amnesty International before joining Cambridge Analytica in 2015.1 3

Currently, Kaiser is dedicated to promoting data rights, digital literacy, and ethical technology use through her work with the Own Your Data Foundation and various speaking engagements worldwide.6 7