Michelle De Mooy
Washington,DC
Summary
Forward-thinking and versatile executive with a passion for advancing social justice and protecting democracy. Proven abilities across all levels of organizational and program management, talented in developing new initiatives and partnerships, empowering and building high-performing teams, and creating tactical plans to meet strategic goals. Significant background in technology, media and data-related policy (including content moderation, mis/disinformation, platform accountability and digital identity), and public interest advocacy.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director of Policy
MPA - The Association of, Magazine Media
Washington, D.C.
09.2021 - 04.2022
- Planned and executed outreach strategy to improve policy outcomes. Developed forward-thinking policy positions.
- Directed design and execution of business transformation initiatives, such as mapping out tech and policy on digital identity schemes.
- Led policy development and advocacy on all cutting-edge federal and state issues including privacy, protections for journalists, data and ad taxes, platform accountability, and copyright/IP.
- Crafted persuasive regulatory comments, led numerous coalitions, performed regular outreach to key policymakers.
Principal
De Mooy Consulting
Silver Spring, MD
08.2018 - 09.2021
- Delivered outstanding service to clients seeking to future-proof data policies and practices.
- Frequent communication with clients on policy and business needs to recommend appropriate solutions.
- Created detailed policy and technical roadmaps and generated ongoing status reports to inform budgeting and planning.
- Projects include: Omidyar Network / Authored report on trends in digital trust market and its impact on venture capital investing. Led a coalition of VCs to build tools for evaluating ethical data usage in start ups. Craig Newmark / Created tech and policy specs for open source identity, advertising exchange to be used by news orgs. Planned, moderated webinar series on impact of privacy and advertising on journalism and democracy. Local Media Consortium / Acted as Chief Privacy Officer, led on all policy and technology matters. Led multi-stakeholder meetings to consider new business models for news publishers.
Director, Privacy and Data
Center For Democracy & Technology
Washington, District Of Columbia
09.2014 - 08.2018
- Leveraged background in business and technology to to design and executive new successful programs and partnerships.
- Landed over $2 million in new grants/funding, leading to groundbreaking work with Fitbit, Jones Day, IAB, and others.
- Shattered status quo by building tools to address policy concerns, such as interactive rubric for rooting out bias in creation of algorithms.
- Expanded organizational impact and influence by becoming go-to resource for global policymakers, authoring numerous well-received reports on policy and emerging tech, and representing CDT in media and at global events.
- Planned and executed annual and quinquennial strategic plans and budgets.
- Guided policy professionals to expand capabilities, embrace new ideas, and deliver exceptional work products.
Senior Associate, National Policy
Consumer Action
Washington, DC
01.2007 - 08.2014
- Testified before federal agencies on privacy, health policy and other consumer issues. Revamped digital communications and messaging materials, increased outreach and education on policy issues to community organizations.
Product Development Manager
American Express
Philadelphia, PA
12.2002 - 01.2005
- Executed concept design, feature definitions and production support for Amex web properties RadioWallStreet.com and InvestorBroadcast.com.
- Increased channel partnerships, improved SEO by 65%. Built streamlined ad exchange that increased revenue by 50% in each quarter.
- Reviewed product development budgets, expenditures and research.
Software Engineer
Freelance
San Francisco, CA
01.2000 - 12.2002
- Worked with client software development teams to design and develop improved functionality, scalability and performance for Looksmart, Netscape, Braintrust and other clients.
- Created procedures for system monitoring, recovery, backup and optimization.
Education
Master of Arts - Strategic Communications (Political)
American University
Washington, DCBachelor of Arts - Government And Political Science
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PASkills
- Team Builder, Effective Communicator, Coach and Mentor
- Bold and Action-Oriented Thinker and Doer
- Laser Focused on Achieving Goals, Outcomes, Impact and Influence
- Expertise in Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Program Management
- Collaborative and Inclusive
Written Work
[COMMENTS] MPA Comments to the USCO on the Publisher Protections Study
Jan 2022 — Jan 2022
https://www.magazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MPA-Reply-Comments-to-the-USCO-on-the-Publisher-Protections-Study-01.05.2022.pdf
[POLICY BRIEF] Designating Privacy as a Human Right: Values and Elements to Guide a U.S. Law
Jan 2021 — Jan 2021
https://itega.org/2020/04/24/privacy-right/
[BLOG] Privacy should propel publishers to think long term
Feb 2020 — Feb 2020
https://staysafeonline.org/blog/privacy-should-propel-publishers-to-think-long-term/
[REPORT] The Emerging Market in Digital Trust: New Obligations and New Opportunities for Venture Capital
Dec 2020 — Dec 2020
http://newshare.com/rttt/REPORT-digital-trust-market-sep-2019.pdf
Service
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for Montgomery County, MD since 2010.
Support and Advocate in court on behalf of abused and neglected children.
Timeline
Senior Director of Policy
MPA - The Association of, Magazine Media
09.2021 - 04.2022
Principal
De Mooy Consulting
08.2018 - 09.2021
Director, Privacy and Data
Center For Democracy & Technology
09.2014 - 08.2018
Senior Associate, National Policy
Consumer Action
01.2007 - 08.2014
Product Development Manager
American Express
12.2002 - 01.2005
Software Engineer
Freelance
01.2000 - 12.2002
Master of Arts - Strategic Communications (Political)
American University
Bachelor of Arts - Government And Political Science
Lehigh University
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