Claire Fernandez

Belgium, Brussels

Executive Director at European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Profession: Executive Director

Industry: Civil Society/NGO

About:

Claire is the Executive Director of European Digital Rights (EDRi), a network of 50+ NGOs. Claire is in charge of EDRi’s leadership, mission and strategy, financial sustainability and oversight, and the daily management of the operations. Previously, she worked as the Deputy Director of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), consultant for the Open Society Foundations, adviser to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and represented the OSCE in Bosnia and Kosovo.

languages

French, English, Serbo-Croatian

Expertise:

Advocacyanti-discriminationdigital rightshuman rightsprivacydata protectionmanagementE-CommerceEU LawInternational LawLegal TechnologyStrategic Communicationsfundraising

Experience:

European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Executive Director at European Digital Rights (EDRi)

November 2018 - Present • Brussels, Belgium

Claire is the Executive Director of European Digital Rights (EDRi), a network of 50+ NGOs working to defend human rights in the digital age. Claire is in charge of EDRi’s leadership, mission and strategy, financial sustainability and oversight, and the daily management of the operations.

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