Nusrat Farooq

Nusrat Farooq is an international security, and trust & safety expert. Currently, she’s advancing her expertise as an upcoming PhD student. Farooq previously worked with the Global Internet Forum to Counterterrorism, leading the evolution of its international Incident Response Protocol and responding to online aspects of violent attacks across 40+ countries, collaborating with 30+ technology companies and 150+ key global stakeholders. Prior to that, she worked at the World Bank analyzing international development in 17+ African countries; at Columbia Law School researching Track-2 diplomacy and conflict resolution concerning India, Pakistan, and China; and at Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies investigating the impacts of deplatforming non-state actors on 13+ social media platforms. She has earned a Master of Public Administration with summa cum laude from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a Bachelor of Engineering with summa cum laude from the University of Kashmir. She is proficient in five languages--English, Arabic, Kashmiri, Hindi, and Urdu.