Carly Kind is the Director of the Ada Lovelace Institute, a London-based independent research institute and deliberative body a remit to ensure data and AI work for people and society. A human rights lawyer and expert in technology policy, Carly has advised industry, government and non-profit organisations, and worked with the European Commission, the Council of Europe, numerous UN bodies and a range of civil society organisations. She was formerly Legal Director of Privacy International, an NGO dedicated to promoting data rights and governance, prior to which she was the Legal Adviser to the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, and a Visiting Scholar at the Human Rights Institute at Columbia University Law School. Carly holds a Masters of Science (International Relations) (Hons) from the London School of Economics and Bachelors of Laws and International Relations from the University of Queensland, Australia.