Renée DiResta (she/her)

Renee DiResta is a tech entrepreneur and researcher based in San Francisco. She's the technical research manager of Stanford Internet Observatory and a Mozilla Fellow in Media, Misinformation, and Trust. Renee has deep expertise in the strategy and tactics of groups leveraging social platforms to manipulate communities, elected officials, and the media. She has worked with USDS, the State Department, SSCI, and others in mapping disinformation and manipulation operations and developing counter-mechanisms. In 2017, Renee was named a Presidential Leadership Scholar, and had the opportunity to continue her work with the support of the Presidents Bush, President Clinton, and the LBJ Foundation. She lives on the web at http://reneediresta.com and @noupside.