Suzanne Nossel

Suzanne Nossel is an expert and analyst on issues including human rights, multilateral diplomacy, and US foreign policy. She is the author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All (Harper Collins) and a co-author of Is Free Speech Under Threat (Penguin Random House UK). She previously served as CEO of global free expression organization PEN America. Nossel serves as a member of the Oversight Board, an independent body using human rights principles to adjudicate sensitive and high-profile content moderation decisions on Meta platforms. She previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of Human Rights Watch and as Executive Director of Amnesty International U.S. She served in the Obama administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, leading U.S. engagement in the United Nations and multilateral institutions on human rights issues, and in the Clinton administration as Deputy to the U.S. Ambassador for UN Management and Reform.