Girard Kelly

Girard Kelly is an experienced legal professional specializing in privacy law and technology. Currently serving as Senior Privacy Counsel at Code.org since December 2024, Girard previously held the position of Senior Counsel and Head of Privacy at Common Sense Media from February 2016 to October 2024. Early roles included Legislative Assistant at the California State Assembly and Attorney at Girard Kelly LLP. Girard's foundational experiences in law included law clerking for the California State Assembly and Public Knowledge, as well as a graduate internship at Arizona State University focusing on artificial intelligence law. Girard's educational background includes a JD in Technology Law from Santa Clara University School of Law, a Master of Arts in Applied Ethics from Arizona State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.