Edward (“Eddie”) Perez has decades of experience at the intersection of civic life and technology. His professional skills include elections & democracy, information integrity, technology policy & practice, and strategic communications.As an executive, product leader, researcher, and media consultant, Eddie’s contributions are woven together by a common goal: making our collective lives more meaningful, by strengthening civil society and defending democracy.In pursuit of this mission, Eddie has developed expertise in elections and voting, with valuable skills in technology design & development; election administration; civic integrity/trust & safety; AI and elections; cybersecurity and threat modeling; executive leadership; strategic planning; risk management; product management; and team-building.In addition, Mr. Perez has been an invited speaker before the Presidential Commission on Election Administration; the U.S. Election Assistance Commission; The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity; and the National Conference of State Legislatures.Major media outlets and the election technology community also recognize Mr. Perez as a valuable contributor. As an experienced consultant to media, Eddie regularly provides trusted analysis and commentary on election administration, technology, security and online civic integrity to a variety of sources.Mr. Perez has 150+ contributions to published works as author, co-author, or quoted contributor. These include The New York Times, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, CNN, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, PBS, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Politico, Wired, Tech Policy Press, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Fortune, Forbes, Financial Times, Barron’s, Fast Company, and The MIT Technology Review.Eddie holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Bachelor’s degree in Government from Georgetown University in Washington DC. He serves on the Board of Directors for the nonpartisan nonprofit OSET Institute, and is a member of the Advisory Council for the Center for Democracy and Technology.