Andrew Puddephatt

Andrew Puddephatt focuses on contemporary challenges to human rights and democracy, particularly at the intersection of internet policy and human rights. He is a long-term consultant to the Ford Foundation and UNESCO, and his recent work includes developing internet governance guidelines for UNESCO and analysing current challenges to democracy and human rights for the Ford Foundation. Andrew was Founder and Executive Director of Global Partners Digital (previously Global Partners and Associates) for 13 years.

He chairs Internet Matters, an industry-funded body providing information to parents and carers on keeping children safe online. He previously chaired the Internet Watch Foundation, a UK-registered charity working with the internet industry to remove child sexual abuse material online, and International Media Support, a Danish-based NGO promoting independent media in conflict and fragile contexts. He is Deputy Chair and Co-Director of the philanthropic foundation the Sigrid Rausing Trust. In 2003, he was awarded an OBE for services to human rights.