Jen Daskal — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Tech, Law, Security Program at American University Washington College of Law.
Served as Counsel in the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Obama administration.
Co-led and co-developed the charter for the Disinformation Governance Board for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in April 2022.
Served as senior counsel for Human Rights Watch, focusing on terrorism, national security, and criminal law.
Graduate of Harvard Law School, the University of Cambridge, and Brown University; a Marshall Scholar.

Biography

Jennifer C. Daskal is a professor of law and faculty director of the Tech, Law, Security Program at the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C. Her work focuses on terrorism, national security, and criminal law.

Daskal previously served as Counsel in the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Obama administration, where she worked on prosecuting terror suspects through the criminal justice system.