Hello, I’m

Liz Benny.

A Swiss Army knife in practice —

working across design, code, research, and storytelling.

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About

I build digital infrastructure for civic systems — spanning AI product development, commissioned policy research, and communications strategy. My work is driven by one question: what does it take to make governance actually legible to the people it governs?

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Projects

Live Product

CitizenView

Founder & Lead Developer · Apr 2026 – Present

A nonprofit civic interface that uses AI to translate active Indian legislation into plain language via a dual-framing system — studying how interface design shapes civic comprehension and epistemic trust.

  • TypeScript
  • Astro 6
  • Python
  • Supabase
  • Claude API
  • Gemini API
  • Vercel
  • Zod
  • PostHog
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Research

Commissioned Research

SRHR Stakeholder Analysis

Policy Researcher · Oct 2025

Influence mapping across 20 key political actors on sexual & reproductive health rights in India — analyzing parliamentary discourse, judicial flashpoints, and advocacy terrain.

  • Stakeholder Mapping
  • Primary Sources
  • NFHS-5 Data
  • Policy Analysis

Skills

Engineering

  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Astro
  • Supabase
  • PostgreSQL
  • REST APIs
  • Zod
  • Node.js
  • OWASP Security
  • Rate Limiting

AI & ML

  • Claude API
  • Gemini API
  • OpenAI
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Agent Design
  • Structured Extraction

Analytics & Strategy

  • Google Analytics
  • UTM Tracking
  • Datawrapper
  • A/B Testing
  • PostHog

Design & Tools

  • Figma
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Git & GitHub
  • Vercel

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Malayalam
  • Telugu
  • German
  • Korean

Experience

Work

The Parallel Cinema Club

Branding & Strategy

Jul 2024 – Mar 2026 · Bengaluru

Grew reach to 77.3% non-followers · multi-platform content & analytics

Nüpop Records

AD & PR Intern

Mar 2025 · Bengaluru

30-piece content strategy from trend analysis

Editorial Board of JNC

Editing Head

Mar 2024 – Apr 2025 · Bengaluru

Apprentice → Head in 4 months · 11 published articles

Together Magazine

Content Writing Intern

Jun 2023 – Jul 2023 · Bengaluru

11 articles on policy, gender parity & biohacking

Internet Society

Member

Oct 2025 – Present · Online / Mumbai

Newsletter content & internet governance networking

Fellowships & Education

Youth Internet Governance Forum India

Fellow

Aug 2025 – Present · Online / Goa

Youth perspectives in national internet governance policy dialogues

India School on Internet Governance (inSIG)

Fellow

Aug – Sep 2025 · Goa

AI governance, cybersecurity & multi-stakeholder policy design

McKinsey Forward Program

Certified Participant

Dec 2025 · Online

Business strategy, structured problem solving & data-driven decisions

Hertie School Data Science Lab

Data Science Summer School

Aug 2025 · Online

Python, data science & analytical methods at a leading governance school

Jyoti Nivas College

BA Journalism, Media Studies & English Literature

Aug 2022 – Apr 2025 · Bengaluru

Film Circle, InkPrint · screenwriter & assistant director