Yaël Eisenstat

Activist and strategist – formerly of CIA and Facebook

Yaël Eisenstat is a democracy activist and strategist working with governments, tech companies, and investors focused on the intersection of technology, democracy, and policy. She has spent 20 years working around the globe as a CIA officer, diplomat, White House advisor, Facebook’s Global Head of Elections Integrity Operations for political advertising, a corporate social responsibility strategist at ExxonMobil, and the head of a global risk firm. As a fellow at Cornell Tech, she focused on technology’s effects on the public square and democracy and advocacy for transparency and accountability in tech. She is currently a Researcher-in-Residence at Betalab, an early-stage, cohort-based investment program with the singular goal of catalyzing startup activity around “Fixing The Internet.” Her publications, talks and news appearances can be viewed on her website at www.yaeleisenstat.com.

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