David Bray, Executive Director of People-Centered Internet

Published: April 9, 2018, 10:06 a.m.

336: In this interview, David discussed World Class IT Principle Three, Project and Portfolio Management, Principle Five, External Partnerships, among other topics including: David’s work as Executive Director of the People-Centered Internet, which seeks to create demonstration projects of the internet’s ability to measurably improve people’s lives and serve as a catalyst for change The reason engineers are not well equipped to recognize the unintended consequences of technology, and the growing challenge as the pace of technological progress accelerates How David prioritizes PCIs efforts, and their current focus on rebuilding power and communications infrastructure in Puerto Rico, helping restore the identity documents of those affected by the California wildfires, and providing internet services to Native American communities David’s approach to developing partnerships bringing together diverse groups of positive change agents The advantage of David having grown his career in the government, such as learning how to thrive in a resource-constrained environment, and how to navigate multiple constituencies David’s experience as a Marshall Fellow in 2018, where he looks at the rise in preferences for direct democracy and mistrust of government How and why David engages the academic community on topics concerning the future