Max Isaacs

Director of Technology Law & Policy

   max.isaacs@law.nyu.edu

Max is the Director of Technology Law & Policy with the Policing Project. His work focuses on emerging policing technologies and their implications for civil rights, civil liberties, and racial justice. Among other work, Max staffed Axon's independent AI Ethics Board from 2020 to 2022, worked on audits of Ring's Neighbors platform and Baltimore's aerial surveillance program, and drafted policy guides and model legislation on a range of topics including license plate readers, fusion centers, and private-public surveillance. His current work includes an evaluation of the use of robots in law enforcement and the development of a governance framework for the use of AI-enabled technologies in policing, prosecution, and prevention.

Prior to joining the Policing Project, Max clerked for Judge Diana Gribbon Motz of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Lorna G. Schofield of the Southern District of New York. He also served as a civil rights fellow at Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. Max graduated magna cum laude from New York University School of Law where he was a member of the Law Review. He also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College.