Derek Slater is a member of the IST Trust & Safety Advisory Group.

Derek Slater is a tech policy strategist focused on media, communications, and information policy. He is a Founding Partner at Proteus Strategies, a tech policy consulting firm. Previously, he helped build Google’s public policy team from 2007-2022, serving as the Global Director of Information Policy during the last three years. He led a global team of subject matter experts on access to information, content regulation, and online safety, and testified before legislators in the US, UK, and elsewhere around the globe.