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''' Lawrence Larry Lessig''' is the director of Harvard University's Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, and also a Law Professor at Harvard Law School.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig About Lawrence Lessig]</ref>
''' Lawrence Larry Lessig''' is the director of Harvard University's Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, and also a Law Professor at Harvard Law School.<ref>[http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2008/12/12_lessig.html Harvard page]</ref>
==Academic Experience==
==Academic Experience==
Mr. Lessig worked within the University of Chicago Law School until 1997. Mr. Lessig was the Chair of Berkman Professor of Law in Harvard University until 2000, followed by a position in Stanford Law School where he established the Stanford's Center for Internet and Society. In 2008, Mr. Lessig returned to Harvard for the positions he continues to hold today.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig#Academic_career Lessig's Academic career]</ref>
Mr. Lessig worked within the University of Chicago Law School until 1997. Mr. Lessig was the Chair of Berkman Professor of Law in Harvard University until 2000, followed by a position in Stanford Law School where he established the Stanford's Center for Internet and Society. In 2008, Mr. Lessig returned to Harvard for the positions he continues to hold today.<ref>[http://www.lessig.org/info/resume/ Lessig's resume]</ref>
The activity Mr. Lessig performs within the Center for Ethics is related to the issue of "institutional corruption", and it focuses on a 5 year project that addresses institutional corruption in different institutional contexts. <ref>[http://www.lessig.org/info/bio/ Current academic work]</ref>
The activity Mr. Lessig performs within the Center for Ethics is related to the issue of "institutional corruption", and it focuses on a 5 year project that addresses institutional corruption in different institutional contexts. <ref>[http://www.lessig.org/info/bio/ Current academic work]</ref>
===A member of numerous boards===
===A member of numerous boards===
Among the numerous boards, Mr. Lessig is part of we will enumerate:
Among the numerous boards, Mr. Lessig is part of we will enumerate:
* A founding board member of Creative Commons, a non-profit organization that devotes its activity to expanding the range of creative works legally available for share; <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons About Creative Commons]</ref>
* A founding board member of Creative Commons, a non-profit organization that devotes its activity to expanding the range of creative works legally available for share; <ref>[http://creativecommons.org/ About Creative Commons]</ref>
* A member of MAPLight, a nonprofit research organization that aims at providing citizens and journalists with the tools necessary for better understanding the way in which money influence politics; <ref>[http://maplight.org/about About MAPLight]</ref>
* A member of MAPLight, a nonprofit research organization that aims at providing citizens and journalists with the tools necessary for better understanding the way in which money influence politics; <ref>[http://maplight.org/about About MAPLight]</ref>
* A co-founder of "Change Congress", a movement that aims at restoring public trust in the American government; <ref>[http://www.fixcongressfirst.org/pages/about/ Fix Congress]</ref>
* A co-founder of "Change Congress", a movement that aims at restoring public trust in the American government; <ref>[http://www.fixcongressfirst.org/pages/about/ Fix Congress]</ref>
* BA in Economics, BS in Management, University of Pennsylvania
* BA in Economics, BS in Management, University of Pennsylvania
* MA in Philosophy, University of Cambridge
* MA in Philosophy, University of Cambridge
* Juris Doctor from Yale Law School <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig#Academic_career Academic career]</ref>
* Juris Doctor from Yale Law School <ref>[http://www.lessig.org/info/resume/ Academic career]</ref>