Shane Tews is a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she works primarily on cybersecurity, technology and innovation policy, and internet governance issues. She is also president of Logan Circle Strategies, where she focuses on information and communication technology and cybersecurity policy issues including privacy, data protection, 5G next generation networking, the Internet of Things, internet governance, and digital economic policy.  

She is currently vice chair of the board of directors of the Internet Education Foundation, which governs outside work for the Congressional Internet Caucus and State of the Net annual conference, The Chair of the Internet Society DC Chapter, on the board of SeedAI, and the Chairman of the board of directors of TechFreedom. She is also the Chair of the Dynamic Coalition on Internet of Things for the International Internet Governance Forum.  She has previously served as co-chair of the Internet Governance Forum USA, and on the boards of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Information Technology Industry Council, and the Global Women’s Innovation Network.  

Previously, Ms. Tews managed internet security and digital commerce issues as vice president of global policy for Verisign Inc. She began her career in the George H. W. Bush White House as a deputy associate director in the Office of Cabinet Affairs, and later moved to Capitol Hill as a legislative director for a member of Congress.  

Shane also hosts a podcast “Explain to Shane” on the AEI podcast channel.