Brian Fishman is a co-founder of Cinder, an integrated platform for Trust and Safety. He previously led policy work regarding terrorism and hate organizations at Facebook. Prior to Facebook, Fishman served as the director of research at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point; conceived and ran Palantir Technologies’ disaster relief program; worked in-house at New America, a think tank; and worked on Capitol Hill. Fishman authored The Master Plan: ISIS: al-Qaeda, and the Jihadi Strategy for Final Victory (Yale University Press, 2016), which was built on a pathbreaking course he taught at West Point in 2008 about the Islamic State’s plan to govern. He maintains affiliations with the Combating Terrorism Center, New America, Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, and the University of California, Berkeley.
To me, Eradicate Hate was the most important gathering of 2021 for those of us who work on issues related to domestic extremism and organized hate. The Summit uniquely combined a variety of perspectives, including experts, civil society representatives, politicians and policymakers, and the families and loved ones of victims. Eradicate Hate has the important mission of standing against the rising tide of hate and extremism in our society, and it’s an honor to be able to support this mission.
