Ben Winters is the Director of AI and Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America. Ben leads CFA’s advocacy efforts related to data privacy and automated systems and works with subject matter experts throughout CFA to integrate concerns about privacy and AI in order to better advocate for consumers. Ben is also an adjunct professor at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law

Prior to CFA, Ben worked at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, where he was an Attorney Advisor in the policy section focusing on algorithmic harm in the civil rights context and was Senior Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) where he led the AI/Human Rights project and advocated for accountability through legislative and direct legal action.

Ben is a graduate of Benjamin N Cardozo Law School and the SUNY Oneonta and is a member of the New York State and District of Columbia bars.