Travis LeBlanc is global co-chair of the cyber, data, and privacy practice at Cooley LLP in Washington, DC, and San Francisco. He is a leading authority on cybersecurity, privacy, telecommunications, national security, and the regulation of emerging and disruptive technologies.

Until January 2025, LeBlanc was a presidentially nominated and Senate-confirmed member of the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. LeBlanc was previously the Federal Communications Commission’s enforcement bureau chief and earlier served as senior advisor to former California Attorney General Kamala Harris, where he oversaw California’s complex litigation and policy in areas such as high-tech crime, cybersecurity, and privacy. He also worked in the US Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel and was appointed in 2017 as an arbitrator of disputes under the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework.

He currently serves on the boards of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Center for Democracy and Technology, and Truman National Security Project as well as on the advisory boards of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, The Future of Privacy Forum, and Center for Information Technology Policy.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University; a master of public administration from Harvard University, a law degree from Yale Law School, and a master of laws from the University of Cambridge.