About

Bonjour.

My name is Yaël Ossowski. I’m a consumer advocate, policy analyst, and writer who covers technology, privacy, energy, legal reform, and lifestyle freedom.

I’m currently Deputy Director at the Consumer Choice Center, where I contribute to newspapers, magazines, and online outlets on those topics, and am featured regularly in interviews.

I’m also a Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, focusing on smart policies to advance Bitcoin.

Previously, I was an investigative reporter at Watchdog.org, serving as Florida Bureau Chief and chief Spanish translator. From 2013 to 2020, I worked as a grassroots organizer, programs director, and fundraiser for the pro-liberty youth organization Students For Liberty across multiple continents.

My work has been featured and syndicated in USA Today, the Hill, Boston Herald, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Reason Magazine, and hundreds of other outlets. I’ve been a member of the Society of Professional Journalists since 2011.

Education

• BA, Political Science and History — Concordia University (Montréal) and University of Vienna (Austria)
• MA, Philosophy, Politics, Economics — CEVRO University (Prague, Czech Republic)

Personal

Born in Québec, raised in the American south, and spend most of my days split between Central Europe and Washington, D.C.