Julie Inman Grant
Julie Inman Grant | |
|---|---|
| eSafety Commissioner | |
| In office January 2017 – present | |
| Preceded by | Alastair MacGibbon[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56) Seattle, Washington, United States[2] |
| Website | www |
Julie Inman Grant (born 1968 or 1969) is an American[2][3] public servant who is currently serving as the eSafety Commissioner, a role in which she leads Australia's independent regulator for online safety.
Career
After graduating from university in the early 1990s, Grant was offered a position as a "case agent with the CIA", but declined the offer as it meant "I wouldn't be able to tell my friends and family what I was doing". Grant subsequently started working in the public sector as a policy adviser for United States Congressman John Miller in 1991 and 1992.[2]
From 1995 to 2000, Grant worked as a government affairs manager for Microsoft. In 2000, Grant moved to Australia,[2] and became head of corporate affairs at Microsoft until 2004.[4]
In 2005, Grant became the Asia-Pacific director of internet safety, privacy and security at Microsoft,[5] serving in that capacity until 2009 when she became global director for safety and privacy policy and outreach.[6][4][7]
In 2014, Grant became director of public policy in Australia and south-east Asia at Twitter.[2][4] In 2016, Grant moved to the role of director of government relations in the Asia-Pacific region at Adobe.[6][4]
Role as eSafety Commissioner
In January 2017, Grant was appointed by the Australian government as the national eSafety Commissioner,[8] a position established in July 2015 by the government of former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull, under the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.[9] In January 2022, Grant was reappointed in her Commissioner role for a further 5 years.[6]
Personal life
Grant has three children and is married to Nick Grant, who is Australian.[2]
References
- ^ "Social media sites face $17,000 fine for failing to remove offensive material". ABC News. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Scarr, Lanai (28 April 2018). "Julie Inman Grant on how she'll battle cyberbullying and why she turned down a job with the CIA". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Lunn, Stephen (8 February 2022). "E-Safety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant and the battle to civilise cyberspace". The Australian. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
Seattle-born Inman Grant, 51, has worked at the intersection of cyber safety, public policy and technology since her early days in government relations for Microsoft.
- ^ a b c d "Julie Inman-Grant | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Old scam after personal data". The Daily Examiner. 9 June 2010. p. 5.
- ^ a b c "About the Commissioner". eSafety Commissioner. 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Grant, Julie Inman (24 November 2022). "Web 3 Podcast" (Interview). Interviewed by Nick Abrahams. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022.
I actually brought the concept of Safety by Design to Microsoft over 10 years ago when I was their head of global privacy and safety policy and outreach.
- ^ Calixto, Julia (23 November 2016). "Govt to crack down on revenge porn". SBS News. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015 (Cth)