Elizabeth Eagen is the Executive Director of The Calyx Institute, which defends digital privacy, advances connectivity, and strives for a future where everyone has access to the resources and tools they need to remain securely connected. Previously, she was the Deputy Director of the Citizens and Technology Lab at Cornell University, and founded the Emerging Technology portfolio at the Open Society Foundations, which funded the use of emergent technologies in evidence and advocacy, building the role of knowledge management, and the use of data visualization tools, data science, statistics, and new media tactics by civil society and policymakers.

Elizabeth joined the HRDAG Advisory Board in December, 2023.