Ronaldo Lemos

Ronaldo Lemos ( Araguari, March 25, 1976) is a Brazilian lawyer specializing in technology, professor, researcher, and television host, internationally recognized for his work on intellectual property, data privacy, artificial intelligence, media, public policy, and innovation.

He was the creator and leading advocate of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet, (Marco Civil da Internet) the first comprehensive law on technology and the internet in Brazil. He is also one of the most prominent figures in the regulatory development of the internet in the country. He co-authored the Brazilian National Internet of Things Plan, and led the drafting of the country’s first comprehensive legislation on artificial intelligence, Complementary Law No. 205/2025 of the State of Goiás.

He holds a Master of Laws degree from Harvard University and both a Bachelor’s and a PhD in Law from the University of São Paulo (USP). He founded the Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio), where he currently serves as Chief Scientist. He has been Professor of Technology and Public Policy at Columbia University in New York, at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and Full Professor of Technology at Schwarzman College of Tsinghua University, in Beijing. In Brazil, he served as Professor of Computer Law at the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) and Full Professor of Intellectual Property at the Rio de Janeiro Law School of Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), of which he was one of the founders. He was also a visiting researcher and the representative of the MIT Media Lab in Brazil,'''' in addition to being a visiting researcher at Princeton and Oxford universities.

He has served on the boards of several organizations, including the Mozilla Foundation, Access Now, and German Hospital Oswaldo Cruz. He currently sits on the Spotify Safety Advisory Council, Meta´s Oversight Board, the Stellar Development Foundation Board, and the Board of the Museum of Tomorrow, among others.

He is a weekly columnist and member of the Editorial Board of ''Folha de S.Paulo'' one of Brazil´s most prominent newspapers. He is also the creator and host of ''Expresso Futuro'', a documentary series on innovation and technology broadcast weekly by Futura Channel and also aired by ''Fantástico'' on TV Globo.

Lemos has worked in television across multiple networks and published books on various topics, including law, technology, and culture. He has also served as curator of the Tim Festival, a music festival held between (2005-2008), and is currently curator of the C6 Fest.

In 2015, he was named one of the Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum and became a fellow of Ashoka. He is also a practicing lawyer, leading the technology practice at Rennó Penteado Sampaio Advogados. He served as president of the Technology Committee of the São Paulo Bar Association (OAB-SP).

His work includes collaborations with organizations and companies around the world, including the incorporation of technologies into public administration. Provided by Wikipedia