Bio

A policy and digital & human rights professional with 25 years' of international experience working across issues of the political economy including public policy, freedom of expression, digital citizenship, digital rights, tech + democracy, international development, peacebuilding and democratic and crisis governance in diverse contexts. From working in small start-ups to multilaterals and multinationals, I am regarded as a bridge builder, authentic and inspirational leader, and empowering manager driven by a commitment to justice and equity. Often as a diplomat, I have represented influential global leaders: USAID, the United Nations, and Facebook. As a leader and strategist managing distributed teams, I build strategic collaborations of diverse stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams to tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time: diversity and inclusion, human rights, content moderation, complex crises, digital citizenship, trust & safety, and democracy & digital governance, among others. In public and private sector roles, I have delivered insightful analysis and high impact programmes through trusted partnerships, from civil society leaders to cabinet ministers, to address some of our most wicked social challenges. Experience in complex crises, social transformations, and leading public policy for a tech company has afforded unique insights into social challenges and the organisational culture, agency and constant focus on impact and values needed to effectively tackle them. I have worked in over 20 countries, speak multiple languages, and regularly collaborate with tech, governments, multilaterals, activists, civil society and academia.