Flynn Coleman

Fellow 2023/2025

▌▌▌Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University

Flynn Coleman is currently a Technology and Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University. She is an author, international human rights attorney, professor, public speaker, and a social innovator and entrepreneur.

Flynn is a prominent voice in the intersection of technology, ethics, and human rights, advocating for ethically designed AI and its role in global justice, environmental issues, and international affairs.

She is the author of the book A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are, a compelling narrative that delves into the ethical implications of AI and serves as a guidebook for life in the age of intelligent technology.

Flynn has an extensive background in international human rights law, having worked with the United Nations, the United States federal government, and various international corporations, universities, and human rights organizations globally. She has taught at The New School, Parsons School of Design, and was the inaugural fellow at the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship at NYU School of Law.

Her accolades include being named a Henry Luce Scholar, a Council on Foreign Relations Stephen M. Kellen Member, the recipient of the YFU Distinguished Alum Award, and the 2019 honoree of the NCP Visionary Award. Flynn holds a BSFS from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, a JD from UC Berkeley School of Law, and an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

  • Harvard University