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Alex Alben

Alex Alben

Lecturer in Law

University of California, Los Angeles

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Alex Alben teaches Privacy, Data & Cybersecurity at the UCLA School of Law. He previously served as a senior executive for pioneering Internet companies RealNetworks and Starwave Corporation. From 2015 to 2019, he served as the State of Washington’s first chief privacy officer. Alben received his A.B. with distinction from Stanford University, and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.

Recent Publications

June 5, 2023

Any Remake of Antitrust Law for the Digital Economy Should Advance the Principles of Consumer Protection and Free Competition

The history of major antitrust actions against dominant tech firms suggests that the federal government would be wise to always move with precision and an eye toward the evolution of business models and underlying technologies in our dynamic economy.

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