Lisa Kaplan
Contributor
Lisa Kaplan is the founder and CEO of Alethea Group, a technology company that detects and mitigates instances of disinformation, misinformation and social media manipulation on behalf of private and public sector entities. Kaplan was recently recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 and as one of Washington, D.C.’s most powerful women
Lee Foster
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Lee Foster is the senior vice president of Analysis at Alethea Group, where he leads the company’s team of expert analysts and data science innovation to detect and mitigate online influence operations. Foster also teaches at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on influence operations and disinformation analysis.
The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics.
When the term disinformation went mainstream after the 2016 election, it was largely in reference to state actors targeting political campaigns. Despite vigilance and much effort by government, the nature of the threat continues to shift faster than democracies can a …
