Clara Tsao

Clara Tsao is a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab).1 She is a national security and disinformation expert, as well as a technology entrepreneur.1

Professional Background

Clara has held several notable positions:

• Co-founder and board member of the Trust & Safety Professional Association and the Trust & Safety Foundation1
• Senior Advisor for Emerging Technology at the Department of Homeland Security1
• Chief Technology Officer for two U.S. Government task forces focused on countering foreign influence, election security, and homegrown extremism1
• Nonresident expert at the German Marshall Fund1
• Senior advisor for the UN-backed initiative, Tech Against Terrorism1
• President/Chair of the White House Presidential Innovation Fellows Foundation1

Additional Roles and Accomplishments

• Entrepreneur and White House Presidential Innovation Fellow2
• Former Global Partners GTM at Microsoft2
• Co-founder and former Executive Director of the Congressional App Challenge2
• STEM mentor for Clinton Global Initiative University2
• Has written tech pieces for the Huffington Post2

Expertise

Clara's areas of expertise include:

• National security
• Disinformation
• Emerging technology
• Counter-terrorism
• Election security

Her work spans across government, technology, and civil society sectors, focusing on leveraging technology to address critical issues in national security and digital resilience.