Sarah Chander

Timeline

1. March 2020

   Senior policy adviser at EDRi

   She joins the Brussels office of European Digital Rights (EDRi) as Senior Policy Advisor in March 2020, with a focus on AI and discrimination. Earlier, she advocates at the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) on anti-discrimination law and hate crime. She holds a law degree from the University of Warwick and a master's in Migration, Mobility and Development from SOAS, University of London.

2. March 2021

   Co-founding Equinox

   She co-founds the Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice, an organisation that works in solidarity with racial and social justice leaders. It launches in March 2021 with the support of European Commissioner Helena Dalli.

3. 2023

   A TIME100 AI Shaper

   TIME places her in the Shapers category of its 2023 TIME100 AI list. The list sorts its honourees into Leaders, Innovators, Shapers and Thinkers.

4. By 2024

   Advocacy on the EU AI Act

   She leads civil society advocacy on the EU's AI Act at EDRi, coordinating a coalition of 150 civil society organisations calling for a human rights-based approach. In June 2024 she speaks at the EDPS 20th Anniversary summit.

5. December 2024

   Speaking at a gender equality forum

   In December 2024 she speaks in a workshop at the European Institute for Gender Equality's Gender Equality Forum, where she is director of the Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice.

6. As of October 2026

   Directing Equinox and a coalition

   As of October 2026, she is director of the Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice and co-leads the #ProtectNotSurveil coalition. The coalition brings together digital rights, migrant rights and racial justice groups to challenge surveillance technology in EU policy.