Francesca Arcostanzo
Director of Digital Analysis Unit
Francesca is ISD's Director of the Digital Analysis Unit, working to ensure our research methods, tools and approaches in the digital analysis space remain consistent and innovative.
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Jiore Craig
Resident Senior Fellow, Digital Integrity
Jiore Craig, a Resident Senior Fellow at ISD, has extensive experience in measuring the impact of influence campaigns on public opinion, and how to respond to the threat disinformation poses to democracy.
Milo Comerford
Director of Policy & Research, Counter-Extremism
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
Director of Policy & Research, Counter-Hate
Jacob Davey is the Director of Research & Policy for Far-right and Hate Movements at ISD.
Jennie King
Senior Fellow
Jennie King is a Senior Fellow at ISD. Previously, she served as ISD's Director of Climate Disinformation Research and Policy, where she led initiatives to transform ISD's digital research into actionable frontline programs and responses.
Melanie Smith
Director of Research, Information Operations
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.
Tim Squirrell
Director of Communications and Editorial
Tim Squirrell has extensive experience advising governments and others on counter-extremism and counter-terrorism, particularly far-right and neo-Nazi movements, incels and misogynist communities, and esoteric threats such as school shooters.
Aoife Gallagher
Senior Analyst
Aoife Gallagher is a Senior Analyst on ISD’s Digital Analysis Unit, focusing on the intersection between far-right extremism, disinformation and conspiracy theories.
Kevin D. Reyes
Senior OSINT Specialist, ISD US
Kevin D. Reyes is a Senior OSINT Specialist at ISD, where he leads methodology for open-source investigations and researches online hate, extremism, conspiracy theories and disinformation.
Richard Kuchta
Analyst
Richard is an Analyst focusing on the research of extremism, FIMI, disinformation, and platform regulation, with a particular specialisation on the Digital Services Act.