Facebook's Chris Kelly to speak at WCSU

DANBURY, CT — Chris Kelly -- Facebook’s first lawyer, part-owner of both MoviePass and the Sacramento Kings basketball team, and one-time candidate for California attorney general – will speak at Western Connecticut State University on Wednesday, Nov. 14.

Kelly’s lecture will focus on "Privacy, Security and Safety in a Social Media World."

As the first chief privacy officer, general counsel and head of global public policy for Facebook, Kelly helped the company grow from its college roots to the ubiquitous communications medium that it is today.

His development of the site’s safety and security policies around real-world identity and deployment of a highly trained staff for rule and law enforcement are credited as critical elements in the company’s success.

Kelly studies how to bridge the gap between tech and society as he helps citizens understand privacy in the digital age and researches what the future might hold.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Veronica Hagman Concert Hall of the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Seat reservations are requested. Visit www.wcsu.edu/giving/events to sign up.