RegulatingAI Expert
Steve Britt
Counsel for Cyber, Data Privacy & Technology, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
USA Speaks English, French, Spanish
“Translating frontier AI risk into policy that legislators can actually use.”
About Steve
Steve serves as Counsel for Cyber, Data Privacy & Technology at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, a 300-lawyer with offices in 8 cities, including Washington, D.C. & Atlanta, GA. Steve works in Charleston, S.C. & Washington, D.C.
Steve is an experienced software licensing attorney with deep cybersecurity and data privacy expertise. He holds the CIPP/E (Europe) and CIPM (Certified Information Privacy Manager) certifications for data privacy and will soon acquire IAPP’s new artificial intelligence certification (Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional).
Steve advises U.S. and international companies on the full range of data protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, the Colorado Privacy Act, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act and other state data privacy laws. Steve helps clients operationalize data privacy by conducting data maps, drafting privacy policies, implementing data subject access requests, opt-in & opt-out consents, privacy notices and written information security programs. He also conducts data privacy due diligence for corporate M&A transactions and provides strategic data management advice to private equity investors.
In prior Administrations, Steve served in a series of senior (Non-Career SES) Executive Branch positions, a Presidential campaign and as Congressional liaison for the Office of the President-elect (WH Transition Office).
FEDERAL REGULATORY APPOINTMENTS
- Executive Director, Federal Housing Finance Board
- Deputy General Counsel, Department of Housing & Urban Development
- Legislative Counsel, Department of the Interior
- Deputy General Counsel for Programs, Department of Energy
- General Counsel, Civil Aeronautics Board
Steve lives in Charleston, SC with his wife, daughter & Cairn terrier.
Areas of Expertise
Cybersecurity
Foundation model oversight, licensing regimes, and the design of enforceable regulation across US and EU frameworks.
Data Privacy
Pre-deployment evaluation, red-teaming standards, and accountability structures for high-risk systems.
Experience
Director of AI Governance
Research Scientist
Credentials & Affiliations
- Advisory committee, international AI safety standards body
- Fellow, National Center for Technology Policy
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