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.

Moustafa Ayad

Moustafa Ayad is Executive Director at ISD for Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA).

Julia Ebner

Julia Ebner's research focuses on the far-right, online radicalisation, hate speech, disinformation and conspiracy myths. Based on undercover research within extremist movements, she published two bestselling books that have been translated into multiple languages, and recently published Going Mainstream: How Extremists Are Taking Over has just been released.

Milo Comerford

Milo 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.

Jacob Davey

Jacob Davey is the Director of Research & Policy for Far-right and Hate Movements at ISD.

Katherine Keneally

Katherine is the Director 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.

Melanie Smith

Melanie Smith is the Director of Research, Information Operations, at ISD. Based in London, she leads a team of analysts focused on detecting and exposing information threats from state and non-state actors.

Anne Craanen

Simeon Dukić

Simeon Dukić is the Deputy Director of Global Engagement for Strong Cities, overseeing the Network’s Regional Hubs in the Western Balkans and South Asia.

Jakob Guhl

Jakob Guhl works within the Digital Research Unit and with ISD Germany. His research focuses on the far-right, Islamist extremism, hate speech, disinformation and conspiracy theories.