About ISDThe Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to safeguarding human rights and reversing the rising tide of polarisation, extremism and disinformation worldwide. | ISD is uniquely able to turn research and analysis into evidence-based policy and action. Our research and insights shape our action programming on the front lines, and inform the training and policy advisory work we provide to central and local governments, civil society, front line practitioners and international organisations.Since 2006, ISD has been at the forefront of analysing and responding to extremism in all its forms. Our global team of researchers, digital analysts, policy experts, frontline practitioners, technologists and activists have kept ISD’s work systematically ahead of the curve on this fast-evolving set of threats. We have innovated and scaled sector-leading policy and operational programmes – on- and offline – to push back the forces threatening democracy and cohesion around the world today.Institute for Strategic DialogueISD_c963dd7e-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea00The Institute for Strategic Dialogue is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee (registered charity number 1141069, registered company number 06581421) and was established by a Memorandum of Association on 30 April 2008.ISD USThe Institute for Strategic Dialogue US (ISD US) is a non-political, not-for-profit corporation registered in the District of Columbia with 501(c)(3) status. It was formed with Articles of Incorporation on 19 August 2009. Whilst the two entities are legally separate, a majority of Board members sit on both boards so that decisions can be taken collectively. You can search for ISD US using tax identification number 27-1282489.ISD GermanyThe Institute for Strategic Dialogue gGmbH (ISD Germany) is registered with the companies’ registrar in Berlin, registration AG Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 207 328B. It was formed on 19 February 2019 with a Deed and Articles of Association and began operations in 2020. The Managing Directors are Huberta von Voss and Sarah Kennedy.ISD FranceThe Institute for Strategic Dialogue France (ISD France) is a legal entity under the status of Association de loi 1901, a status granted to not-for-profit organisations across a range of sectors.The Trialogue Educational TrustUntil 2016, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue was operated through The Trialogue Educational Trust, a sister charity with registered charity number 1076660. Since 2017, all work relating to extremism, hate and disinformation has been delivered from the charitable company.ISD Board MembersISD BOARD UKMichael Lewis(Chair)Stuart Fiertz(Treasurer)Mark BergmanDr. Serra KirdarEd WilliamsFrancis FinlayLord Adair Turner(Chair, Policy Board)ISD BOARD USKarl-Theodor zu GuttenbergJim HoaglandFarah PandithShirley Lord RosenthalGil ShivaISD BOARD GERMANYWolfram von FritschChristoph GottschalkCecilie RohwedderKatrin RohmannDr. Evelyn SternDominik WichmannISD International Advisory CouncilProf. Dr. h.c. Roland BergerDilwar HussainJytte KlausenHella Pick CBEMagnus RanstorpISD TeamSasha HavlicekCo-Founder and CEOMoustafa AyadExecutive Director for Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA)Sarah KennedyChief Operating OfficerArabella PhillimoreManaging DirectorEric RosandDirector of the Strong Cities NetworkHuberta von VossExecutive Director, ISD GermanyRashad AliResident Senior Fellow Zahed AmanullahResident Senior Fellow, Networks & OutreachKelsey BjornsgaardHead of Capacity Building and CampaignsMilo ComerfordHead of Policy & Research, Counter-ExtremismJiore CraigHead of Digital IntegrityJacob DaveyHead of Research & Policy, Far-right and Hate MovementsAnthony DeAngeloHead of Public Affairs & Strategic Communications, ISD USMauritius DornDigital Policy FellowDaniel HootonHead of Strong Cities Network International ProgrammesGil JungHead of Communications and Events, ISD GermanyJennie KingHead of Civic Action and EducationMandi LazenbyHead of HRMelanie SmithHead of Digital Analysis UnitTim SquirrellHead of Communications and EditorialHenry TuckHead of Digital PolicyStefano AmatoSenior Grants ManagerFrancesca ArcostanzoCASM-ISD Senior Digital Research Methods LeadTill BaakenSenior Manager, Projects and Development, ISD Germany Simeon DukićSenior Manager, Balkans & Central AsiaJasmine El-GamalSenior Manager, AMEACooper GatewoodSenior Digital Research ManagerJakob GuhlSenior Manager, Policy & ResearchJared HoltSenior Research ManagerKatherine KeneallySenior Research ManagerDuaa KhalidSenior Grants ManagerCharlotte MoeyensSenior Manager, Networks & Civic ActionCiarán O’ConnorSenior AnalystLucie ParkerSenior Project Operations ManagerLara Petricevic-WilliamsSenior Programme ManagerDominic PkalyaSenior Programme ManagerJordan ReimerSenior ManagerKevin D. ReyesSenior OSINT SpecialistChristian SchultzSenior Operations ManagerHelena SchwertheimSenior Digital Policy and Research Manager, ISD GermanyJulia SmirnovaSenior AnalystElise ThomasSenior Analyst, OSINTEmma ArmfieldFinance & Office ManagerKata BalintAnalystSara BundtzenResearch and Policy Analyst, ISD GermanyAoife GallagherAnalystLea GersterAnalystDominik HammerResearch Manager, ISD GermanyTim HulseM&E ManagerŁukasz JanulewiczAnalystSina LaubensteinEducator at the Business Council for Democracy, ISD GermanyPaula MatlachAnalystNathalie RückerTeam Lead & Manager at the Business Council for Democracy, ISD GermanyJasmeet SahotayCommunications ManagerChristian SchwieterProject Manager, Policy and Research, ISD GermanyCécile SimmonsResearch ManagerJoe DownyProject Coordinator, Strong Cities NetworkEmir HasanovicWestern Balkans CoordinatorJon JonesEvaluation and Outreach CoordinatorMartina LappoProject Coordinator, Young CitiesKathryn MorrisonProgramme Operations CoordinatorSameen ZehraYouth Civic Action CoordinatorIsel van ZylProject Coordinator, Civic Action and Capacity BuildingLucy CooperDigital Research AssociateDavid LeenstraResearch AssociateAkyar Maalim Associate, East AfricaKrystalle PinillaCommunications AssociateAllison Small CastilloResearch InternISD Fellows & AdvisorsWill BaldetFellowJonathan BirdwellSenior Policy FellowIris BoyerSenior Advisor, ISD FranceJulia EbnerSenior Research FellowDilwar HussainFellowAlex Krasodomski-JonesFellowHadiya MasiehFellowZeenat RahmanFellowLouis ReynoldsFellowErin SaltmanFellowISD PartnersISD partners with governments, cities, businesses and communities, working to deliver solutions at all levels of society, to empower those that can really impact change. We are headquartered in London with a global footprint that includes teams in Washington DC, Berlin, Amman, Nairobi and Paris.GovernmentsCitiesBusinessesCommunitiesISD Institutional PartnersAnti-Defamation League (ADL)ARENA @ Johns Hopkins UniversityB’nai B’rith InternationalCardiff UniversityCentre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM)Combating Terrorism Center at West PointDeakin UniversityDemosFair Fight ActionGeneva Center for Security Sector Governance (DCAF)German Marshall Fund Alliance for Securing DemocracyGlobal Center on Cooperative SecurityGlobal Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF)Global Disinformation IndexHans-Bredow InstituteHarvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet & SocietyInstitut MontaigneInstitute for Economics and PeaceMcCain InstituteMIT Media CloudOntario Tech UniversitySussex University Computer Science DepartmentUnited Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (UNCTED)Victoria UniversityWest Asia-North Africa (WANA) InstituteISD Funders(2018 – Present)Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationBritish CouncilChildren's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)Europäisches Forum AlpbachGemeinnützige Hertie StiftungGen Next FoundationHirondelle FoundationInternational Republican Institute (IRI)Mercator Stiftung GermanyMercator Stiftung SwitzerlandNational Democratic InstituteOmidyar GroupOpen Society FoundationsRobert Bosch StiftungUnited States Institute for PeaceJudith Neilson InstituteAustralia Department of Foreign Affairs and trade (DFAT)Australian Department for Home AffairsCentre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST)Council of EuropeDanish Ministry of Foreign AffairsDanish Ministry of Immigration and IntegrationVictoria, AustraliaDepartment of Premier & CabinetDutch Ministry for Foreign AffairsDutch Ministry of the InteriorEuropean CommissionFinnish Interior MinistryGerman Federal Agency for Civic EngagementGerman Federal Foreign Office(Auswaertiges-Amt)German Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV)Global Affairs CanadaGlobal Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISISInternational Organization for Migration (IOM)London Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)Ministry of Justice and SecurityThe NetherlandsNew Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)Norwegian Ministry of Children & Families (MCF)Norwegian Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorwegian Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityOfcomPublic Safety CanadaSwedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)Swedish Ministry of IntegrationSwedish Ministry of JusticeSwiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)UK Home OfficeUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)US Department for Homeland Security (DHS)US State DepartmentAudibleFacebookGIFCTGoogleGoogle.orgJigsawMicrosoftSpotify Safety Advisory CouncilYouTubeDemocracy and cohesion prevail_c963de8c-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea00To safeguard human rights and reverse the rising tide of polarisation, extremism and disinformation worldwide_c963e2ba-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea00IndependenceWe are always independent and maintain the highest standards of integrity.IntegrityDemocracyCohesionAnalysisIdentify and track online manipulation, disinformation, hate and extremism_c963e7f6-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea001Central GovernmentsLocal GovernmentsCivil SocietyFront-Line PractitionersInternational OrganisationsWe combine sector-leading expertise and research in global extremist movements with an advanced digital analysis capability. With this, we identify and track online manipulation, disinformation, hate and extremism in real time.InsightsProvide insights into the evolving actors, tactics, technologies and audiences involved in proliferating hate, disinformation and extremism online_c963e9c2-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea001.1ISD Digital Analysis UnitOur Digital Analysis Unit has built proprietary tools delivering social science standards of data. This provides ISD and our partners with granular insights into the evolving actors, tactics, technologies and audiences involved in proliferating hate, disinformation and extremism online.Malicious AccountsPrompt the removal of malicious accounts_c963eb2a-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea001.2Thousands of white supremacist, Islamist and covert disinformation Twitter accounts, Telegram channels and Facebook pages, groups and accounts have been removed as a result of ISD’s digital analysis and advocacy.ActionDesign and deliver programmes that empower cities, practitioners and civil society around the world to mitigate hate, polarisation and disinformation_c963ef80-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea002CitiesPractitionersCivil SocietyCommunity NetworksOur policy and community networks make ISD uniquely equipped to scale proven solutions and programmes.We design and deliver programmes that empower cities, practitioners and civil society around the world to mitigate hate, polarisation and disinformation... ^^ Our counter-extremism and digital citizenship education programmes have been rolled out in 12 countries...Practitioner TrainingDeliver training to practitioners around the world_c963f0d4-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea002.1Strong Cities NetworkOur Strong Cities Network (SCN) has delivered training to 5,000 practitioners (police officers, teachers and youth workers) around the world.Police OfficersTeachersYouth WorkersResilienceBuild the resilience of young people to hate speech, misinformation and extremism on and offline_c963f214-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea002.2SchoolsFrom the first multi-media counter-extremism educational resources for schools, to our cutting edge digital citizenship programmes, our work builds the resilience of young people to hate speech, misinformation and extremism on and offline.Young PeopleCommunity InfluencersFoster networks of community influencers_c963f44e-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea002.3Civil SocietyCrucially, we work to empower civil society, fostering networks of community influencers – including the first and largest global network of former extremists – that have the credibility to reach hard-to-reach target audiences.Community InfluencersActivist TrainingTrain activists and social influencers_c963f5b6-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea002.4ActivistsWe have trained over 32,000 activists and social influencers around the world, and have pioneered first of their kind intervention models across different online spaces – gaming, social media, alt-tech platforms – reaching over 100 million targeted users online to date.Social InfluencersPolicyFormulate and advocate policy solutions_c963f7f0-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea003Strong Cities NetworkWe launched the Strong Cities Network, at the UN General Assembly in 2015 as part of our strategic support to the White House’s countering violent extremism agenda.United NationsWhite HouseWe formulate and advocate policy solutions, and provide local authorities, central governments and multilateral institutions with the data, expertise and technical support to deliver evidence-based policy and programming.Data & ExpertiseProvide data, expertise and technical support to deliver evidence-based policy and programming_c963f98a-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea003.1Local AuthoritiesCentral GovernmentsMultilateral InstitutionsSupport & TrainingProvide policy support and training_c963fcf0-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea003.2GovernmentsISD has provided policy support and training to over 40 governments and 150 cities worldwide. CitiesCounter-Extremism & Digital RegulationSpearhead and lead inter-governmental initiatives in the domains of counter-extremism and digital regulation_c963fea8-6167-11ed-b856-de521b83ea003.3Global Counter-Terrorism ForumISD Digital Policy LabISD’s Digital Policy Lab brings 12 governments and regulators together to chart the path forward on platform governance, a vital aspect to our work on safeguarding democracy.Beyond partnerships with institutions like the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum, ISD has spearheaded and led inter-governmental initiatives in the domains of counter-extremism and digital regulation.2006-12-312022-11-10https://www.isdglobal.org/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net