Leadership Team
Global Team Of Respected Experts
Founding PRESIDENT
Amb. Marc Ginsberg
and White House Mid East adviser;
Senior Adviser, U.S. European & Middle
East Counter Extremism Initiatives
Global Intellectual Enforcement Center
(GIPEC); Marketing and Advertising
Executive; Online Extremism and Illicit
Drug Sales Expert
Vice President at Andreae & Associates;
Political Risk and US Policy Engagement
Expert
to the Council of Europe on the Internet
Ombudsman; Founder of the
Association for Accountability and
Internet Democracy
Advisory Board
Governor
Tom Ridge
First U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, Chairman of Ridge Global
Crown
Chairman, Henry Crown Company – Chicago, Philanthropist, and Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
Drexel IV
Co-Founder and Managing Director of HD1, Director at The Atlantic Partnership, Chairman of Sage 3
Westby
Attorney, Cyber Security and Privacy, Professor at Georgia Tech, Author, Leader in Cyber Governance
Pennie
Executive Director at National Fallen Officer Foundation, US Army, Dallas Police Officer, Candidate for Congress from Texas, Doctorate in Higher Education, liaison for local and state law enforcement.
Joni Siani M ED Psychology
Media and Communication Professor, National Advisor on Digital Socialization and Mental Health, Education Consultant, Author/Filmmaker.
Former Lt. Governor of Maryland, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Political Analyst for MSNBC
Global Director
Kay’Lee
Wells, M.S.
Global Director
MedTech Executive specializing in Artificial Intelligence with a solid commitment to shaping the future of healthcare and transforming digital platforms worldwide.
OUR MISSION
The United States has experienced mass shootings, domestic terrorism, and numerous arrests of suspected terrorists and their supporters in the past year. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg, as the sheer prevalence of extremist incitement and dangerous rhetoric may not be obvious to the average American citizen. Harmful speech and hostility is pervasive on nearly every social media platform, including deep web “community chat rooms” and “how-to” instructional videos on major websites.
With white nationalists, racists, and foreign terrorist organizations using these safe havens to spread poisonous misinformation and incite violence, the stakes are incredibly high, and urgent action is needed.
The mainstream media now regularly reports on dangerous antisemitic websites like “4Chan,” “Gab,” “8Chan,” and “The Base.” Terrorists, foreign and domestic, continue to hijack Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and other major US and international social media platforms to promote their dangerous agendas. Americans are turning to Washington and corporate America for answers, but both have failed to take effective action.
Why aren’t major social media companies doing more to prevent their sites from being hijacked by extremists? Why aren’t Congress and the government demanding more verifiable accountability from Silicon Valley? Why aren’t corporate digital advertisers holding these companies responsible for enabling their ads to appear on the most virulent internet content? And how can we hold accountable the operational infrastructure of the “Dark Web” and “Deep Web” sites, which provide the pulpit for plotting and incitement? Let’s unite to demand answers and accountability! Together, our voices will be heard.
It’s time for action to prevent further violence and bigotry on our screens. That’s why CSW exists.
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