Public Technology Leadership Collaborative
The Public Technology Leadership Collaborative (PTLC) is a peer learning community anchored by research institutions and guided by an advisory group of leading scholars and policy experts.
What We Do
PTLC includes more than 500 people — scholars, practitioners, and state, local, and federal government leaders — who cultivate trust-based relationships to ensure that data and technology serve the public interest.
Working closely with Data & Society’s policy engagement team, the PTLC supports government leaders through peer learning, expert matchmaking, community building, timely policy response, and in-depth analysis. Together, we collaborate with state AG representatives, governors’ offices, agencies, and legislators to model an alternative to the status quo — where technology procurement, use, and policy are grounded in a sociotechnical approach guided by values of justice, equity, and accountability.
Steering Committee
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Alex Bolton
Executive Director, Tech Policy Lab, University of Washington School of Law -
Elizabeth Eagen
Deputy Director of the Citizens and Technology Lab, Cornell University -
Cyd Harrell
Chief Digital Services Officer, City & County of San Francisco -
Colin Maclay
Professor & Executive Director, USC Annenberg Innovation Lab -
Cassandra Madison
Executive Director, Center for Civic Futures -
Erie Meyer
Senior Fellow, Center for Law and the Economy, Columbia Law School -
Stephanie Nguyen
Senior Fellow, Center for Law and the Economy, Columbia Law School -
Emily Tavoulareas
Faculty Affiliate, Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation at Georgetown University; Managing Chair, Georgetown Tech & Society.
Participating Research Centers
The PTLC Team
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Ania Calderon
Managing Director, Strategy and Engagement
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Becca Ricks
Project Director, Public Technology Leadership Collaborative