John Gorham Palfrey (b. 1972) served on the Harvard Law School faculty from 2003 to 2012. He was a Lecturer on Law 2003-2005; Clinical Professor of Law 2005-2008; and Vice Dean of Library and Information Resources and Henry N. Ess Librarian and Professor of Law 2008-2012. He served as Executive Director, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society 2002-2008.
Research: Intellectual property, internet and democracy, youth and technology.
Education: Harvard College A.B. 1994; University of Cambridge M. Phil. 1997; Harvard Law School J.D. 2001.
Selected Scholarship / Representative Publications: “Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering” (co-editor, 2008); “Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives” (co-author, 2008); “Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems” (co-author, 2012); “Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces: Diversity and Free Expression in Education” (2017); “The Connected Parent: An Expert Guide to Parenting in a Digital World” (co-author, 2020).
Noteworthy Appointments: Founding Board Chair, Digital Public Library of America; Head of School, Philips Academy, 2012-2019; President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, appointed 2019.