Nasser Eledroos
Nasser Eledroos is a community organizer, artist, storyteller, computer scientist, and public interest technologist. Born to Muslim immigrants, Nasser grew up in diverse communities in the United States with a passion for the arts and a talent for technology. Both led him to complete a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.
During a two-year tenure as a technology fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (ACLU), Nasser used technology and data science to support the ACLU’s policy goals related to ending mass incarceration in the criminal legal system, fighting back against mass-surveillance, and expanding civil rights and civil liberties protections across the United States. His work there led Rachel Rollins, the first Black-woman District Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, to bring him on as the first technologist for the county. In this role, he worked to advance policies aimed at reducing racial disparities and using a public health approach to address conduct in the criminal legal system. Today, he works as managing director of the Center for Law, Information and Creativity at Northeastern University.
Nasser is dedicated to centering community and working in the law as it is applied in practice. He’s also committed to demonstrating the need for technology to serve public interest. In all spaces, he prioritizes racial justice education above all else.