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ADVISORY BOARD

Daniel Caprio

Daniel W. Caprio, Jr. former President of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Chief Privacy Officer for the Department of Commerce. While at the Department of Commerce, Caprio oversaw all Departmental activities related to the development and implementation of federal privacy laws, policies, and practices. He served as Co-Chairman of the Federal Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Council and Chairman of the Department of Commerce RFID Working Group. Prior to working at the Department of Commerce, Caprio served for six years as Chief of Staff to Federal Trade Commissioner Orson Swindle, where he worked as principal technology policy advisor with specific emphasis on information security, privacy, and global electronic commerce. In December 2001, Caprio was appointed to the United States Government Experts Group to revise the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks. Caprio has held a range of staff positions in the U.S. Congress and state government. Caprio's initial tenure at the U.S. Department of Commerce was during the Reagan Administration, where he directed Congressional Relations for the Economic Development Administration. In addition to his public sector experience, Caprio worked in corporate government relations at KPMG, a global financial and accounting firm. Caprio received his B.S. in Political Science from James Madison University.

"Americans have always defined themselves in terms of the future. It is therefore astonishing that there is no policy institute on emerging technologies in the nation's capital, one that cuts across philosophical lines. C-PET addresses that absence in our national conversation."

—JONATHAN MORENO