Matthew Reisman is Vice President for U.S. Policy at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a global nonprofit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. Matthew oversees FPF’s U.S. policy work, including legislative and regulatory engagement, research, and initiatives addressing emerging data protection, AI, and technology challenges. He will also lead FPF’s experts across youth privacy, data governance, health, and other portfolios to advance key FPF projects and priorities.
Prior to joining FPF, Matthew served as a Director of Privacy and Data Policy at the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL), where he led research, public engagement, and programming on topics including accountable development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), privacy and data protection policy, cross-border data flows, organizational governance of data, and privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs).
Prior to joining CIPL, Matthew was a Director of Global Privacy Policy at Microsoft, where he helped shape the company’s approach to privacy and data policy, including its intersections with security, digital safety, trade, data governance, cross-border data flows, and emerging technologies such as AI and 5G. Matthew also previously led research on the digital economy at the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) and advanced international economic development programs funded by the World Bank and other donors.
Matthew holds a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and undergraduate degree from Duke University.
Testimony
- Hearing of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on “Unlocking the Next Generation of AI in the U.S. Financial System for Consumers, Businesses, and Competitiveness,” September 18, 2025.
- Hearing of the Internal Temporary Committee on AI of the Federal Senate of Brazil, September 4, 2024 (Virtual Testimony).