Sasha Havlicek
Sasha Havlicek
Co-Founder and CEO
Sasha Havlicek is a social and policy entrepreneur who, for the last two decades, has incubated and scaled global initiatives to counter the rise of weaponised hate, disinformation and extremism, on- and offline. As founding CEO of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, she has led the build-out of ISD’s advanced digital analytics capability designed to detect and mitigate information threats to democracy, public safety and national security. Spearheading ISD’s extensive partnerships with governments, cities, businesses and communities, Sasha oversees teams delivering research, policy advisory, training, digital literacy and communications programming around the world. She has advised a range of governments at the highest levels, has testified before US Congress and the UK Parliament, and is a regular commentator in the media (CNN, BBC, Channel 4 News and other networks).
Expertise Areas
Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Tech Accountability and Safety, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention
Issues
Regions
Africa, Australia, Canada, Central America, Eastern Europe, Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, North America, Oceania, Russia, South America, Southeast Asia, UK, US, West Africa, Western Europe
