Alex Feerst is a technology lawyer who has worked with artificial intelligence, robotics, and neurotech startups. He was previously General Counsel at Neuralink and before that Head of Legal at Medium. In 2021, he co-founded the Digital Trust and Safety Partnership, the first industry-led initiative to research and establish best practices for advancing and assessing online safety. He serves on the board of the AI & Democracy Foundation and on the editorial board of the Journal of Online Trust & Safety, and is a non-residential fellow at Stanford’s Center for Internet & Society. He has a JD and BA from Columbia University and a PhD in English Literature from Duke University.