Larry Magid

CEO, ConnectSafely

Larry Magid, Ed.D., is an internet safety advocate and technology journalist. He is CEO and co-founder of ConnectSafely.org, a Mercury News columnist, and a frequent guest on TV and radio in the U.S., U.K., and beyond.

He spent 20 years as on-air technology analyst for CBS News and 19 years as a syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and has also contributed to the New York Times, NPR’s All Things Considered, and BBC World News TV.

Larry is author or co-author of nine books, including the best-selling Little PC Book, Cruising Online: Larry Magid’s Guide to the New Digital Highways, The Fully Powered PC, and The Electronic Link.

In 1993, while helping search for kidnapping victim Polly Klaas, Magid became the first person to post a missing child’s image online—an effort that led to 20 years on the board of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

As CEO of ConnectSafely, he continues to be a leading voice for family online safety and youth digital rights.