Riley Wong

Riley Wong (they/them) is the Principal of Emergent Research, where they investigate community governance and cooperative infrastructures, with emphasis on decolonial and international perspectives; and privacy-preserving data governance, i.e. cryptography-enabled data collectives for sex workers and other vulnerable populations. Their research is rooted in community practice and guided by collaborative work in solidarity economies, public goods and the commons, peer-to-peer systems, interdependence, and emergence.

They have previous lives in machine learning, investigative journalism, and QTBIPOC community organizing; are based in NYC; and enjoy making music and painting.