Tara Lemméy is an American entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of LENS Ventures,[1] an investment firm based in San Francisco, California.
Career
In 1998, Lemméy served on the board of TrustArc (then known as TRUSTe). In February 1999, she became the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation,[2] a position she held until 2009.
In 2005, Lemméy joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Privacy Advisory Committee.[3] Two years later, she served as a Commissioner on the Embassy of the Future Task Force[4] at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, representing Silicon Valley. In 2009, she participated in the U.S. State Department's Technology Delegation to Mexico, which explored ways for U.S. technology companies to assist Mexican citizens in addressing the country’s drug-related challenges.[5][6]
Awards and honors
References
- LENS LENS, retrieved 2026-01-18^
- Short Take: EFF appoints new executive director CNET, 1999-02-17, retrieved 2025-10-09^
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes retrieved 12 January 2012