A lawyer (Cornell), Winston Maxwell holds a PhD in Economics (Télécom Paris). A former partner at Hogan Lovells and a member of the New York and Paris bars, Winston Maxwell is now Director of Legal and Digital Studies at Télécom Paris, Institut polytechnique de Paris. His teaching and research activities focus on data regulation and artificial intelligence. In 2019, he was named “Lawyer of the Year” in two distinct fields, personal data protection and telecommunications regulation, by the Les Echos/Best Lawyers ranking.
The newly elected members of the Academy reflect the diversity of backgrounds that characterizes the Academy of Technologies, including researchers in key fields such as digital law.
This distinction recognizes an exceptional career at the intersection of law, regulation, and digital transformation. Through his work, Winston Maxwell actively contributes to informing public and regulatory policies governing artificial intelligence, data governance, and digital ethics.
His election reflects recognition at the highest level of the growing importance of legal sciences in building an ethical and sovereign digital world.
We extend our sincere congratulations to Winston on this prestigious recognition.
Reasoned, chosen, and shared progress
The Academy of Technologies is a public institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Space, and under the protection of the President of the Republic.
These elections, which will soon be formalized by ministerial decree, strengthen the Academy of Technologies in fulfilling its mission of public interest, which aims to inform collective choices with competence, ethics, and independence, while promoting responsible, inclusive, and forward-looking progress.
The newly elected members were selected through a rigorous co-optation process conducted by a recruitment committee chaired by Gérard Creuzet, an academician. They will be invited by the new president, Manoelle Lepoutre, to a ceremony organized in their honor on March 10, 2026, at the Sorbonne.
Sources: Académie des Technologies and LinkedIn Télécom Paris