Mary Anne Franks

Dr. Mary Anne Franks is a Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law. Her areas of research include free speech, firearms law, cyberlaw, criminal law and procedure, and privacy. She serves as the President of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative and regularly advises legislators and tech industry leaders on online privacy and abuse issues. She holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a D.Phil. and M.Phil. in Modern Languages from Oxford University, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Dr. Franks has also taught at Harvard University and the University of Chicago Law School.