About Yael
Bio
Yaël is a Visiting Fellow at Cornell Tech in the Digital Life Initiative, where she explores technology's effects on civil discourse and democracy and teaches "Tech, Media and Democracy." In 2018, she was Facebook's Global Head of Elections Integrity Operations for political advertising. Previously, she spent 18 years working around the globe as a CIA officer, a national security advisor to Vice President Biden, a diplomat, and the head of a global risk firm.
More than anything, she is passionate about using her background and skills to help foster reasoned, civil discourse.
I'm passionate about
Fostering civil discourse