Beatriz Saab

Senior Digital Methods & Policy Manager

Beatriz Saab is a Senior Digital Methods & Policy Manager at ISD Germany. Beatriz focuses on developing and ensuring robust implementation of digital methods, innovating ISD’s digital research and aligning digital research with policy development efforts.

Prior to joining ISD, Beatriz worked as a Digital Democracy Researcher at Democracy Reporting International, where she led research on information operations, hate speech and generative artificial intelligence. She also developed a social media monitoring curriculum, conducting training for other researchers and civil society organisations who monitor digital platforms. Beatriz led the work at the intersection of policy and research, analysing the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the impact of data access on European researchers.

She is originally from Brazil and brings extensive expertise in the Latin American political landscape. Beatriz holds a Master in Public Policy from the Hertie School in Berlin and a Bachelor’s degree in public administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil.