Rachel Brooks

Rachel Brooks is a project manager at Microsoft's Democracy Forward Initiative, focusing on information integrity, journalism, and media literacy workstreams.12 Her expertise lies in analyzing and mitigating digital threats to democracy, particularly in the areas of disinformation, hate speech, and extremism.2

Professional Background

Rachel's career has been dedicated to addressing digital threats to democracy:

• Current Role: Project Manager at Microsoft's Democracy Forward Initiative12
• Previous Experience:
  • Intelligence analyst at Concentric, where she authored numerous intelligence products assessing open source and dark web threats1
  • Researcher on foreign disinformation campaigns with Army Cyber Command's Virtual Student Federal Service and Rotary International's Peace Fellowship1
  • Fulbright grantee on Jeju Island, South Korea for two years1

Education and Skills

Rachel has a strong educational background in international relations and public policy:

• M.A. in International Relations and Security from the University of Bradford, England12
• B.A. in Public Policy from William & Mary12

Her skills include open-source intelligence (OSINT), deep and dark web monitoring, threat assessment, analytical tradecraft, and project management.2

Additional Roles and Affiliations

Rachel is actively involved in various organizations:

• Board member of the Pacific Coast Analyst Roundtable12
• Institute for Economics and Peace Ambassador2
• Fulbright U.S. Alumni Ambassador2
• Girl Security mentor2

Recognition

Rachel has been recognized for her work in the field:

• Selected as part of the Aspen Strategy Group Rising Leaders Program, Class of 20241
• Chosen for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition's Next Gen Global Leaders Network, Class of 20243

Rachel's LinkedIn username is rachelelizabethbrooks, and she is based in the Seattle area.14