Eliott Behar

From an early age I've been drawn to fundamental questions about human psychology, justice and human rights. I spent ten years as a criminal prosecutor, an experience that has informed my writing and led me to ask, and try to answer, some difficult questions about our notions of justice and our understanding of violence, hate, and discrimination.

I began my career as a prosecutor in Toronto, where I ran criminal trials and argued appeals on issues ranging from domestic violence and child abuse to hate crimes and homicide. In 2008, I went to work for the United Nations in The Hague as a war crimes prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, an experience that provided the impetus for my first book, Tell It To The World. In 2013, I moved to Silicon Valley to work for Apple -- and since that time I've worked at the intersection of technology and international criminal justice, advising tech companies on data privacy and security and working on international human rights projects in locations like West Africa, Iraq and Myanmar.

In my writing I try to explore difficult issues from new and sometimes unconventional perspectives. I write and speak on a range of topics and issues, and I always welcome new thoughts, ideas or feedback.