Rebecca Razavi
Visiting Policy Fellow
Rebecca Razavi
Visiting Policy Fellow
| Rebecca Razavi is a Visiting Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, where her work focuses on technology and geopolitics, distribution of social and economic power in the digital age and the role of the state and international institutions, emerging technologies and implications for policy making, regulation and society.
Rebecca is an independent consultant whose background as a senior diplomat and technology regulator for the UK and Australian Governments and as a policy leader for a global tech company positions her at the intersection of technology, government, and industry, where the competing interests of techno geopolitics, commercial freedom, responsible governance, safety and security try to strike a balance. Rebecca holds a Master of Business Administration from Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and Pembroke College as well as a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and Bachelor of Political Science from the University of New South Wales, Sydney. She has served on a range of government, industry and not-for-profit Boards, including as co-Chair of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum, as a seconded expert to the EU Commission, and as a mentor and investor for start-ups and technology policy professionals, with a special interest in responsible technology and human-centred design. |
Technology and geopolitics, digital political geography, the role of the state and distribution of social, economic and security power in the digital age, emerging technologies, responsible AI and implications for policy making, technology regulation and governance; trust, safety and content moderation.