Gus Rossi
Senior Director, Programs & Policy, Omidyar Network
Washington, DC
Experience
- Senior Director, Policy & Programs, Omidyar Network
- Director, Tech Policy, Omidyar Network
- Director, Global Policy, Public Knowledge
Expertise
- Technology Policy
- Privacy, free expression, and platform accountability
Education
- B.A. Political Science, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- M.Sc., International Political Economy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Ph.D., Political Science, European University Institute
Recent Coverage
FEB 12, 2026
EFE: El 70% de empresas en EEUU usan IA para contratar, lo que genera temor entre los empleados
Por otro lado, Gus Rossi, director del equipo de tecnología responsable de Omidyar Network, señala que “los empleadores están siendo más cautelosos” por ahora y que la “evidencia inferencial” es que la IA afectará primero a los trabajos de cuello blanco, o sea, de oficina, y a los de la “industria del conocimiento”.
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About Gus
Gus Rossi is a director on the Responsible Technology team at Omidyar Network, focused on encrypted messaging, platforms, and power, and alternative business models. He advances a vision for technology that underpins greater individual power, social opportunity, and user data safety.
Gus Rossi is an experienced technology policy leader and international advisor with a background in advocacy, philanthropy, and multilateral development. At Omdyar Network, he leads the work on responsible tech initiatives that balance privacy, free expression, and platform accountability while exploring sustainable business models. Previously, he served as director of global policy at Public Knowledge, promoting freedom of expression, an open internet, and affordable access to communications. At the Inter-American Development Bank, he directed the Multilateral Investment Fund. He advised the government of Argentina on 100+ loan proposals to support public- and private-sector development across Latin America.
Gus holds a B.A. in political science from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, an M.Sc. in international political economy from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and a Ph.D. in political science from the European University Institute.
