Sasha Havlicek
Sasha Havlicek is Co-Founder and CEO of ISD, having spearheaded ISD’s pioneering research and data analysis, digital education, policy advisory, training, tech and communications programmes.
Follow @@sashazhavSasha Havlicek is Co-Founder and CEO of ISD, having spearheaded ISD’s pioneering research and data analysis, digital education, policy advisory, training, tech and communications programmes.
Follow @@sashazhavMoustafa Ayad is Executive Director at ISD for Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA).
Follow @MoustafaAyadFrancesca is ISD's Head of Digital Analysis Unit, working to ensure our research methods, tools and approaches in the digital analysis space remain consistent and innovative.
Follow @f_arcostanzoMilo Comerford heads ISD's research approaches and policy responses to extremisms. His writing and research features frequently in international media and he has made recent broadcast appearances on BBC News, Sky News and Al Jazeera.
Follow @@MiloComerfordJiore Craig, a Resident Senior Fellow at ISD, has extensive experience in measuring the impact of influence campaigns on public opinion, and how to respond to the threat disinformation poses to democracy.
Follow @JioreCJacob Davey is Head of Research & Policy for Far-right and Hate Movements at ISD.
Follow @@jacob_p_daveyKatherine is the Head of Threat Analysis and Prevention, ISD US, where she leads the strategic thinking and projects that track online to offline threats of political violence across the ideological spectrum at the intersection of extremism, hate and disinformation in the US. She additionally advises civil society, law enforcement and government stakeholders on political violence detection, prevention and rapid response.
Follow @KatKeneallyJennie King is Head of Climate Research and Policy, leading efforts to translate ISD’s digital research into frontline programming and response.
Follow @jkingyMelanie Smith is the Head of Research for ISD US. Based in Washington DC, she leads a team of analysts focused on detecting, exposing and mitigating the threats associated with online information operations. Melanie was previously the Director of Analysis at the network analytics firm Graphika, re-joining ISD in 2021 to expand the organization’s research portfolio in the US. Her recent work has focused on topics like state-backed influence campaigns, public health misinformation and election-related violence.
Follow @https://twitter.com/MelanieFSmithTim Squirrell has extensive experience advising governments and others on counter-extremism and counter-terrorism, particularly far-right and neo-Nazi movements, incels and misogynist communities, and esoteric threats such as school shooters.
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