Katie Kinsey

Chief of Staff/Tech Policy Counsel

   katie.kinsey@nyu.edu

Katie Kinsey is Chief of Staff and Tech Policy Counsel at the Policing Project at NYU School of Law. Her work focuses on emerging policing technologies and their impact on civil rights, civil liberties, and racial justice. Katie frequently testifies before state and local legislatures to advocate for democratic accountability in the acquisition and use of AI-powered policing technologies. Her work on policing technology governance has appeared in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal and news media including Slate and Bloomberg Law.

Prior to joining the Policing Project, Katie was a litigation associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and clerked for the Honorable Mark P. Lane of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Katie began her career as a special education teacher in the New York City public school system. She received her J.D. cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law; an M.S. in Special Education from CUNY Brooklyn College; and a B.A. from Brown University.