| Danny WeitznerFounder | Co-Founder | 1994 – present | |
| Deirdre MulliganFounder | Co-Founder | 1994 – present | |
| Janlori GoldmanFounder | Co-Founder | 1994 – present | |
| Jerry BermanFounder | Co-Founder & President | 1994 – present | |
| Alexandra Reeve Givens | President & CEO | 2020 – present | |
| Andrew Crawford | Senior Counsel, Data & Privacy Project | | |
| Asha Allen | Director, CDT Europe | 2024 – present | |
| Becca Branum | Deputy Director, Free Expression Project | 2024 – present | |
| Bill BernsteinBoard | Board Chair | | |
| Bruce MehlmanBoard | Board Director | | |
| Emma Llansó | Director, Free Expression Project | | |
| Eric MuhlheimBoard | Board Director | | |
| Gregory Nojeim | Director, Security & Surveillance Project | | |
| Julie BrillBoard | Board Director | | |
| Katherine MaherBoard | Board Director | | |
| Laura MurphyBoard | Board Director | | |
| Lisa RiceBoard | Board Director | | |
| Lorrie CranorBoard | Board Director | | |
| Mallory Knodel | Chief Technology Officer | | |
| Miranda Bogen | Founding Director, AI Governance Lab | | |
| Mireille HildebrandtBoard | CDT Europe Board Director | 2021 – present | |
| Morten KjaerumBoard | CDT Europe Board Director | | |
| Peter HustinxBoard | Board Director | | |
| Samir Jain | Vice President of Policy | | |
| Travis LeBlancBoard | Board Director | | |