Johnny Ryan FRHistS is an Adjunct Full Professor of the UCD School of Information and Communication Studies. He is the Director of Enforce, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ tech accountability unit, and is the architect of multiple landmark cases and complaints. Dr Ryan is also a Senior Fellow at the Open Markets Institute and at the Center for Journalism & Liberty, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

He is a globally recognised expert and scholar whose work and litigation have influenced digital law and policy in Europe and the United States. Previously, he was a senior executive online advertising, media, and technology industries. His commentary and regulatory interventions regularly feature in global media including. He recently launched Ireland’s first ever class action.