Kaitlyn Tierney is a passionate leader focused on issues related to ethical technology and online extremism including gender-based violence, radicalization, and social media policies. Kaitlyn Tierney holds a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin- Madison and a Master of Arts in International Policy Development with a focus on countering violent extremism from Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
She garners over 10 years of experience in business strategy, including quantitative and qualitative marketing research, designing and executing integrated multi-million dollar marketing campaigns. Additionally, Kaitlyn Tierney researched extremism at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC). Combining her two passions for communications and conflict resolution, she leads the team at Diverting Hate in our mission to divert at-risk men away from violent misogyny and lead them towards wellness and community organizations. Diverting Hate is currently implementing an FY 2023 grant award from the Department of Homeland Security’s Terrorism Violence and Terrorism Prevention grant program.
At the Summit
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
