Jamie Susskind

Jamie Susskind (born 1989) is an English barrister and author.

Background
Jamie Susskind is the son of Richard Susskind, a notable British author, and is Jewish. He grew up in Radlett, an affluent village in Hertfordshire, and received a private school education from the Haberdashers' Boys' School. Jamie was Head Boy, as well as captain of the debating team and member of the golf team. He studied history and politics at Oxford University. He later studied law and was appointed as a research fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. As of 2018, Jamie practised law at Littleton Chambers.

Notable works
Susskind's 2019 book Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech, was listed by the London School of Economics as one of the top ten books of the year. In the book, Susskind approaches the issues of technological change in the political arena from a legal standpoint, speculating on the various ways technology would change the interactions between citizens and the political process. It was awarded Book of the Year by Evening Standard and Prospect Magazine, Book of the Day by The Guardian and received the 2019 Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize.

His 2022 book is The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century. It concerns the dangers, problems, and solutions to Big Tech. He calls for using representative deliberative groups in making major decisions. The Economist called it a 'wise manifesto.'