K. A. Taipale

Who is K. A. Taipale?

K. A. Taipale is a lawyer, scholar, and social theorist specializing in information, technology, and national security policy. He is a partner in Stilwell Holding, a private investment firm and in Parkview Ventures, a technology merchant bank. He is the founder and executive director of the Stilwell Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy, a private, nonpartisan research organization, a director of the Stilwell Charitable Fund, and a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute. He was previously an investment banker at Lazard Freres & Co. and a lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Taipale serves on the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, and previously served on the Science and Engineering for National Security Advisory Board of the Heritage Foundation, the LexisNexis Information Policy Forum; and the Steering Committee of the American Law Institute's digital information privacy project. In addition, he has served on several corporate and non-profit boards.

Taipale is a frequent speaker and has written extensively on the intersection of information and technology policy with national and global security interests. He has testified before Congressional and other national committees, including on issues relating to foreign intelligence surveillance, data mining, biometrics, and information warfare. Taipale is a nationally recognized expert on technology and security policy, and related issues, including privacy and civil liberties. He is regularly quoted in the media, and has appeared frequently on PBS and NPR.