Renee Di Resta is a writer and former research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. DiResta has written about pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, terrorism, and state-sponsored information warfare. Her new book is called Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality.

Renée has spent a decade studying rumors, propaganda, and influence in the digital age, in contexts ranging from conspiracy theories, to terrorist activity, to state-sponsored information warfare. At the behest of the bipartisan leadership of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, she led one of the two research teams that produced comprehensive assessments of the Internet Research Agency’s and GRU’s influence operations targeting the U.S. from 2014-2018. She has advised Congress, the State Department, and civil society organizations on technology policy in areas ranging from transparency legislation to AI implications for women and children. She frequently speaks to business leaders about risks to brand and executive reputation.