Bio

Elizabeth Stark is a leader in the global free culture movement. She is a fellow of the Yale Information Society Project, a lecturer in computer science at Yale University, and an adjunct associate professor at NYU. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Stark founded the Harvard Free Culture Group and served on the board of directors of Students for Free Culture. While at Harvard, she was editor-at-large of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology and worked with the Harvard Advocates for Human Rights to make better use of new media to promote human rights. Elizabeth spent years researching for the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard. She has taught courses ranging from Cyberlaw to IP, Technology and Politics, and Electronic Music. She recently produced the inaugural Open Video Conference in New York City, which garnered nearly 9,000 participants in person and across the Web. Elizabeth regularly gives talks around the world on free culture and has collaborated with myriad organizations on promoting shared knowledge and the open Web. She has lived and worked in Berlin, Singapore, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro, and speaks French, German, and Portuguese.