News & Commentary written by Cody Venzke

Cody Venzke is a Senior Staff Attorney in the ALCU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. He previously served as a Senior Policy Counsel in the ACLU's National Political Advocacy Department. Cody focuses on consumer privacy, artificial intelligence, children's privacy, and governmental uses of data. He is an author of a treatise published by LexisNexis on education data and student privacy.

Prior to joining the ACLU, Cody worked as a Senior Counsel at the Center for Democracy & Technology, where he worked on student privacy and civic technology. He also served as an Attorney Advisor and Honors Attorney at the Federal Communications Commission and clerked for federal judges on the Third Circuit and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Cody previously worked as a litigator with an international law firm, where he served clients in emerging technologies such as clean energy, medicine, and media. In his pro bono work, Cody has represented tenants in eviction actions and assisted applicants under the U visa program. Prior to starting his law career, Cody taught math at a large public high school in Houston, Texas through Teach For America.

Cody graduated from St. Olaf College and Stanford Law School.

Cody is admitted to practice in California. Cody is not a member of the DC Bar, and pursuant to Rule 49 of the DC Court of Appeals, his practice in DC is limited to federal agencies or federal courts, or under the supervision of a member of the DC Bar.