Mai Ishikawa Sutton (they/them) is an organiser, facilitator and writer focused on the digital commons and other intersections between network technologies and the solidarity economy.
They were formerly a Global Policy Analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, focused on defending the public interest in international intellectual property policy making, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and the UN World Intellectual Property Organization.
Their other former projects and employers include the Oakland Public Library, Public Citizen and Shareable. Mai began their career promoting the use of ICTs for social justice when they were involved with the Everett Program as an undergraduate at the University of California Santa Cruz.