People

Jordan Shapiro is a data and operations consultant and digital service designer working toward a future where innovation strengthens public systems, empowers communities, and ensures that solutions to the modern era’s evolving challenges serve the public interest.

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Previously, Jordan served as an emerging technology policy director in Washington, DC, championing policies that protect consumer privacy, guide the responsible use of AI, and modernize government for greater accountability and trust.

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A data expert, she also holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from Aberystwyth University in Wales, UK. Jordan is Co-Chair of Governance on the BetaNYC Associate Board, a SPRITE+ Expert Fellow, and a member of the Turing Institute’s Digital Identity Interest Group.

Todd Whitney is a researcher-investigator using technologies and storytelling frameworks to open up community-oriented data frameworks and discourses.

 

Todd is currently a Just Tech Fellow at the Social Science Research Council, teaches at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, and is a radio journalist by training. 

Yung-Hsuan Wu is a researcher investigating the social impact of AI systems, leveraging both computational data analytics and digital ethnography to create concrete accounts beyond performance metrics.

 

Yung-Hsuan worked in digital diplomacy and AI governance in Geneva, Switzerland, helping build capacity in diplomats with less digital policymaking experience. He then transitioned to become an algorithmic auditor, using data science skills to interrogate commercial and government use of AI while helping vulnerable communities frame algorithmic harms in their own voice. 

 

Yung-Hsuan also dabbles in civic AI applications as a Newspeak House fellow, exploring if AI could boost public engagement among those whose voices tend to get neglected in civic matters. He co-leads the Not A Stranger initiative, using digital tools to help migrants in the UK challenge the restrictive immigration rule change in 2025.