Michael Nelson Email & Phone Number

United States

Giving talks about the future and continuing my work with the Internet Society, Georgetown University, the Internet Governance Forum, the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation, and other groups.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Mike Nelson directs the Carnegie Endowment’s Technology and International Affairs Program, which works with policymakers and others to harness the potential of emerging technologies, including digital technologies, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. Prior to joining Carnegie, he started the global public policy office for Cloudflare, a startup that has improved the performance and security of more than 10 million websites around the world. Nelson has also served as a principal… Show more Mike Nelson directs the Carnegie Endowment’s Technology and International Affairs Program, which works with policymakers and others to harness the potential of emerging technologies, including digital technologies, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. Prior to joining Carnegie, he started the global public policy office for Cloudflare, a startup that has improved the performance and security of more than 10 million websites around the world. Nelson has also served as a principal technology policy strategist in Microsoft’s Technology Policy Group and before that was a senior technology and telecommunications analyst with Bloomberg Government. In addition, Nelson has been teaching courses and doing research on the future of the internet, cyber-policy, technology policy, innovation policy, and e-government in the Communication, Culture, and Technology Program at Georgetown University.Before joining the Georgetown faculty, Nelson was director of internet technology and strategy at IBM, where he managed a team helping define and implement IBM’s next generation internet strategy. He has served as chairman of the Information, Communication, and Computing Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, serves as a trustee of the Institute for International Communications, and was selected to be a “Global Leader of Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum. From 1988 to 1993, he served as a professional staff member for the Senate’s Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space and was the lead Senate staffer for the High-Performance Computing Act. In 1993, he joined Vice President Al Gore at the White House and worked with President Bill Clinton’s science adviser on issues relating to the Global Information Infrastructure, including telecommunications policy, information technology, encryption, electronic commerce, and information policy. Show less

Washington, Dc

Cloudflare is the simplest way to make websites faster, safer and smarter. Millions of websites have signed up for our service, including large enterprises, major consumer destinations, and government agencies. With offices in San Francisco, London, Singapore, and elsewhere, Cloudflare operates a highly-available global network that has security measures built into every layer and regularly clocks in lightning-fast speeds. I am working with governments, technologists, and policy experts… Show more Cloudflare is the simplest way to make websites faster, safer and smarter. Millions of websites have signed up for our service, including large enterprises, major consumer destinations, and government agencies. With offices in San Francisco, London, Singapore, and elsewhere, Cloudflare operates a highly-available global network that has security measures built into every layer and regularly clocks in lightning-fast speeds. I am working with governments, technologists, and policy experts around the world to enable a better Internet. Frequent keynote speaker, moderator, and panelist at high-level international and national conferences on IT issues, technology trends, and the impact of technology. Serving on a number of boards and committees (e.g. AAAS, DC chapter of the Internet Society, UN's Internet Governance Forum, MSU Quello Center, Clarke Foundation, and the European Institute). Show less

Washington, Dc

I worked with an amazing team (including David Tennenhouse, Paul Mitchell, Sharon Gillett, Elizabeth Grossman, Paula Boyd and others) to help governments (and everyone else) understand what can be done to adopt--and adapt to--new technologies in order to accelerate the future.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Writing reports, doing interviews, and giving presentations on technology policy and the evolution of digital technologies.

Helping more than 100 global companies better understand and realize the full potential of new developments in the Internet and information technology. Working on research papers on Cloud computing, privacy, and transparency.

Teaching and doing research on Internet technology and cyber-policy in Communication, Culture, and Technology Program. Among the courses I have taught are "How to Predict the Future(s)," "Creating a Culture of Innovation," and "What's Shaping the Internet." I also gave speeches and did consulting about the next generation of the Internet.

As Director of Internet Technology and Strategy at IBM, I managed a team helping define and implement IBM's Next Generation Internet strategy. My group worked with university researchers on NGi technology, shaped standards for the NGi, and communicated IBM's vision of NGi and the future of computing to customers, policy makers, the press, and the general public. I chaired the Internet Society's annual INET2002 meeting and in 2003 was selected as the Society's Vice President for Public Policy… Show more As Director of Internet Technology and Strategy at IBM, I managed a team helping define and implement IBM's Next Generation Internet strategy. My group worked with university researchers on NGi technology, shaped standards for the NGi, and communicated IBM's vision of NGi and the future of computing to customers, policy makers, the press, and the general public. I chaired the Internet Society's annual INET2002 meeting and in 2003 was selected as the Society's Vice President for Public Policy. In that role, I attended the UN's World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva in 2003 and was very involved in the second phase of WSIS in Tunis in November, 2005, and the Internet Governance Forum. I recently completed a two-year term as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference. In January, 2007, I was elected to chair the Technology Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Show less

Helped develop the Internet Society's strategy for influencing Internet policy in countries around the world.

Worked in the FCC's Office of Plans and Policy. Helped craft policies to foster electronic commerce, spur development and deployment of new technologies, and improve the reliability and security of the nation's telecommunications networks.

Worked with Vice President Gore and the President's Science Advisor on issues relating to the Global Information Infrastructure, including telecommunications policy, information technology, encryption, electronic commerce, and information policy.

Worked for the Senate's Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, chaired by then-Senator Gore. Lead Senate staffer for the High-Performance Computing Act.