Graham Dufault
General Counsel
Association for Competitive Technology (ACT)
Graham Dufault is General Counsel of the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), representing small and medium-sized mobile software makers and connected device companies in the app economy. Graham leads the ACT’s and the Connected Health Initiative’s legislative advocacy on issues including privacy, digital health, antitrust, intellectual property, and related issues. In this capacity, Graham has testified as an expert witness in five Congressional hearings on issues including privacy, consumer protection, cybersecurity, and antitrust. He has a JD with a concentration in communications law from George Mason and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Emory University. Prior to joining ACT, Graham was counsel for the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In that role, Graham was lead counsel on Federal Trade Commission (FTC) oversight and reform efforts, including the FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016.
Recent Events and Presentations
BASED? What to Make of California’s Newly Proposed Digital Antitrust Rules
Please join ITIF’s Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy for a panel with top experts to discuss this proposed legislation, its implications for competition in California, and its potential effects on America’s leading tech firms, innovation, and consumers.
Children’s Privacy in Review: The Future of COPPA
View ITIF's panel discussion on whether and how the FTC or Congress should update COPPA to protect children’s privacy while increasing the quality and quantity of online services for children.
