Rob Courtney is a Policy Analyst and the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving civil liberties and democratic values in the digital world. Mr. Courtney staffs CDT's project on Domain Names Management, and has written and spoken extensively on ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and the public interest issues raised by its activities, including coordinating several major research and analysis efforts on ICANN.

Mr. Courtney staffs CDT's projects on digital copyright, free expression, and the development of Internet standards. He also coordinates CDT's Intern/Clerking program, as well as CDT's Minority Fellowship.

Mr. Courtney graduated from Dartmouth College with honors in History.