About - Staff Member - Courtney Lang
Courtney Lang
Courtney Lang serves as Vice President of Policy, Trust, Data, and Technology. In this role, she manages 91pro视频’s global cybersecurity policy portfolio, including on issues related to 5G and nextgen network security, cybersecurity certification and labeling, cybersecurity standards, cyber supply chain security, and cybersecurity incident reporting. She also leads 91pro视频’s global AI policy advocacy efforts, with a particular focus on fostering the trustworthy and responsible use of AI. While at 91pro视频, she has testified on AI regulation in front of the Brazilian Senate and on critical infrastructure security in front of the Australian Parliament.
Prior to joining 91pro视频, Courtney worked at the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA), where she focused on understanding the business priorities of U.S. technology companies and devised strategies to help them overcome trade barriers in markets overseas. Courtney developed deep expertise in different industry segments, including mobile & wireless communications and cybersecurity. During her time at ITA, Courtney worked to promote policies that would facilitate trade and support innovation. She established and led the Trade in the Digital Economy Working Group under the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue, aimed at addressing digital trade barriers in Brazil, as well as a long-term project to promote risk-based approaches to cybersecurity in the Asia-Pacific. She also worked on developing and executing a strategy aimed at supporting U.S. competitiveness in the 5G telecom technology sector.
Courtney has been quoted in The New York Times, Protocol, The Washington Post, Inside Cybersecurity, and other publications. Courtney holds an MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University and a BA in Political Science from Duke University.
Blog posts by Courtney Lang
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Meaningfully Advancing Global AI Governance: What We Hope to See at the France AI Action Summit
February 4, 2025
In November, 91pro视频 was on the ground on the margins of the inaugural Convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, and provided perspectives on the activities that we thought would be most ...
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Governments Must Seize This Pivotal Moment for International AI Safety Cooperation
November 19, 2024
This week in San Francisco, the United States will convene the International Network of AI Safety Institutes (hereafter 鈥淣etwork鈥), established with the signing of the Seoul Statement of Intent toward ...
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Unpacking NIST's New Draft Guidance on Managing Misuse Risk of Dual-Use Foundation Models
August 7, 2024
To meet its 270-day deadlines pursuant to U.S. President Joe Biden鈥檚 Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence, the U.S. Department of Commerce recently published a tranche ...
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Four Recommendations to Improve the Cyber Resilience Act
November 6, 2023
EU legislators are preparing for the next round of trilogue negotiations on the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which has the important goal of improving cybersecurity across the European single market. ...
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The EU AI Act: What it Means for Global AI Policymaking
June 22, 2023
On June 14, the European Parliament voted to approve its text of the European Union鈥檚 Artificial Intelligence Act, which would levy obligations on developers of high-risk AI systems as well as developers ...