Dan Caprio
DC Strategies LLC
Daniel W. Caprio, Jr. is President & CEO of DC Strategies, LLC. Mr. Caprio brings nearly 25 years of practical policy experience to issues involving the internet, electronic commerce, radio frequency identification (RFID), data privacy, cyber security, and telecommunications. He was appointed by Secretary Michael Chertoff to serve on the Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee in July 2007. From 2004-2006 Caprio served as Chief Privacy Officer for the Department of Commerce, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, and Acting Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy where he advised the Under Secretary for Technology, the Secretary of Commerce, and the White House on technology policy issues and privacy protection in the digital age. Following the Department of Commerce he served as President of the Progress & Freedom Foundation. While at the Department of Commerce, Caprio oversaw all Departmental activities related to the development and implementation of federal privacy laws, policies, and practices. He served as Chairman of the Department of Commerce RFID working group and Co-Chairman of the Federal RFID interagency working group. He has been a frequent speaker on RFID at the European Commission, OECD, and APEC. Prior to working at the Department of Commerce, Caprio served for six years as Chief of Staff to Federal Trade Commissioner Orson Swindle, where he worked as principal technology policy advisor with specific emphasis on information security, privacy, and global electronic commerce. In December 2001, Caprio was appointed to the United States Government Experts Group to revise the OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks. Caprio has held a variety of positions in the Executive Branch, U.S. Congress and state government. In addition to his public sector experience, Caprio worked in corporate government relations at KPMG, a global financial and accounting firm. Caprio graduated from James Madison University.
Appearances
- Net Neutrality: Who's the Cop and What Type of a Stick Does He Carry? May 15, 2008
- Radio Frequency in Document Identification Roundtable Discussion on Passports, Real ID, and Other Digital IDs December 14, 2006
- RFID Roundtable June 27, 2006
- ICAC International Program July 18-21, 2005
- RFID Exhibition & Policy Primer March 9, 2005
- State of the Net Conference 2006 February 8, 2006
Biography last updated May 2008