Derek Satya Khanna

I'm trying to take on big problems. If every person in the system makes small contributions to fix the system - then the system can be self-correcting. But if we shy from this responsibility, then we are merely part of the problem. I dedicate my efforts to be a change-agent.

I have demonstrated expertise in the fields of homeland security and various technology policy and legal issues. I worked for the House and Senate on these issues and after leaving Congress I led a national campaign which culminated in the last technology bill being enacted into law (Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act of 2014). This legislation is the first major intellectual property reform bill to be enacted into law in a generation. For my work on technology policy I was listed on Forbes 30 under 30 for Law and policy.

I've spoken widely, including at the Consumer Electronics Show, Freedom to Connect, South by Southwest, Princeton University, St. Gallen Symposium, Brain Bar in Budapest, Smart Cities Conference in Delhi, India, Harvard Berkman Center, Personal Democracy Forum and the Conservative Political Action Conference. I have also been a paid speaker with the Federalist Society where I have spoken at a dozen colleges on technology and innovation policy.

I have served as policy director for Lincoln Labs where I wrote several long form reports on patent reform and innovation policy.

I currently manage a consulting firm where I am a board member and adviser to several start-ups. I am also work for Fenwick & West in IP litigation.

". . .Be not simply good, be good for something" - Henry David Thoreau.