R. David Edelman
R. David Edelman | |
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| Special Assistant to the President for Economic and Technology Policy, National Economic Council | |
| In office October 1, 2013 – January 19, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) University of Oxford (MPhil, DPhil) |
| Occupation | Director, Project on Technology, the Economy, & National Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology President, Institute For Education |
R. David Edelman is an American policymaker, author and academic who currently directs the Project on Technology, the Economy, and National Security (TENS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously, he served as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama on issues of the digital economy and national security. In that role, he led policy development around technology, artificial intelligence and related issues for the National Economic Council. He also served in the Office of Science & Technology Policy, and as the first Director for International Cyber Policy on the National Security Council.