Jennifer Tridgell is an Independent Consultant and PhD Candidate (Law) at University of Cambridge, as a Ramsay World Postgraduate Scholar. Her award-winning research explores global governance of free and open-source software. She is an experienced public international law practitioner with expertise in human rights, technology law and policy, and diplomacy. She was previously the Senior Legal Advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur of freedom of religion or belief, and she also has worked at prominent international law firms, the International Criminal Court, National Human Rights Institutions and several NGOs. Currently, Jennifer serves on the International Law Association’s Executive Council, and OpenUK’s Legal Advisory Board. She holds a BA/LLB (Hons.) and LLM (Cantab).