Project Director for the Global Initiative on the Future of the Internet
Patryk Pawlak works at the intersection of diplomacy, digital policy and internet governance, connecting research with international cooperation. He is a Part-Time Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence and a Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Europe. Patryk has extensive experience working with research institutions and international organisations to advance evidence-based policymaking. Since December 2023, he has served as Project Director of the Global Initiative on the Future of the Internet (GIFI), promoting more accountability and strengthening an open, global and free internet. He serves as Co-Chair of the Freedom Online Coalition Advisory Network and as a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. He holds a PhD in international relations from the EUI.