Advisor
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Michael Brennan is listed in a Advisor capacity at ex/ante. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile therefore preserves the role distinction and uses the firm's public mandate only as shared context.
Technical founders building privacy-preserving, secure and agency-enhancing products at the intersection of technology, policy and civil society.
No formal pass list is public. Products that weaken user agency, privacy or resilience appear contrary to the firm's stated mission.
Explain the threat to human agency, the technical architecture, why policy and market timing align, trust and safety considerations, and the path to a large durable business.
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Michael Brennan is listed by ex/ante as Advisor. Senior Program Officer, Technology and Society at the Ford Foundation.