Travis Hall

Dr. Travis Hall is the State Director for CDT, where he helps to champion, coordinate, and strategize CDT’s policy initiatives at the state level.

Prior to joining CDT, Dr. Hall served as the Associate Administrator for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Office of Policy Analysis and Development. In this role, he oversaw NTIA’s policy development on issues including Artificial Intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, national security, and telecommunications. Prior to this position, Dr. Hall served as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary and acting Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Analysis and Development at NTIA.

Before joining the Department of Commerce in 2015, Travis taught at American University and was a research fellow at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin, Germany. He received his PhD in Media, Culture, and Communications from New York University, and his MA in International Communications and BA in International Relations from American University.