Mark Surman
Mark Surman is a Canadian open internet activist and the president and executive director of the Mozilla Foundation. He is a leading advocate for trustworthy AI, digital privacy, and the open internet. Before joining the Mozilla Foundation, Mark spent more than 15 years leading organizations and projects promoting the use of the internet and open source for social empowerment in many countries around the world.
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Mark Surman at re:publica 10, 2016 | |
| Born | February 20, 1969 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Executive director of the Mozilla Foundation |
| Spouse | Tonya Surman (divorced) |
| Children | Tristan Surman (1999) Ethan Surman (2002) |
| Website | marksurman |
Surman is also an active board member, currently serving as an advisory board member of the McMaster University Masters in Public Policy, Digital Society program, the co-chair of the steering committee for the European AI Fund, and a board member for the Mozilla Foundation.
Surman's writing has appeared in The Washington Post, CNN.com, The Globe and Mail, Chronicle of Philanthropy, MIT's Innovations, and Fast Company. In 2005, Mark published the book Commonspace: Beyond Virtual Community. with Prentice Hall.