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Braden Schrag

Founder, Polymath Solutions

Eradicate Hate:
2022, 2023

Braden Schrag holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and has over twenty-seven years of education, training and multi-disciplinary experience encompassing pediatric mental health, social work, law enforcement, and the private sector. For more than thirteen years he has worked across the spectrum of the domestic and international violent extremism prevention and post conflict-zone field as a frontline practitioner, advisor, instructor, and innovator. His efforts have supported programs for the return and repatriation of women & children from conflict zones, civil society-public safety CVE and prevention programming, as well as the development and implementation of whole of society initiatives.

With over eighteen years of public safety experience covering uniformed patrol, training, and terrorism prevention, Braden is presently a Lieutenant with a major metropolitan police agency in the southwest US. His past responsibilities include co-developing two US nationally recognized programs focused on violence and extremism prevention which emphasize community policing practices and a cross-sector and multi-disciplinary approach. Previous experience in social work and pediatric mental health focused on conducting individual and family-centered assessments for children with severe emotional disabilities and families at risk of violence, conducting sexual abuse investigations, along with delivering community-based service and case management. Braden has also presented at the US Naval Postgraduate School, Royal Jordanian National Defense College, and for the International Institute for Justice and Rule of Law on community policing practices, multidisciplinary team development and violent extremism prevention.

Braden is presently a P/CVE & Community Policing speaker with the U.S. Department of State where programming has included involvement in Western Europe, Western Balkans, and the Middle East. Additionally, Braden currently chairs the Nevada Commission on Behavioral Health, providing collaborative leadership for a multidisciplinary team responsible for policy guidance and oversight of the integrated system of behavioral health, substance abuse, and crisis services for adults and youth. As the founder of Polymath Solutions, Braden presently supports CVE and Post-Conflict initiatives focused on psycho-social programming, developing multi-disciplinary teams, and cross-sector integration in Central Asia and South America.

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My network of professionals working on countering hate in all its forms grew exponentially after attending Eradicate Hate in 2021. The myriad voices represented at Eradicate Hate, from big tech companies to academic researchers to those with lived experience, reinforced to me the importance of cross-cutting and collaborative approaches to counter hate and its devastating impacts on society. I’ve been fortunate to sustain and build those networks with many of those I met at Eradicate Hate in 2021.

Rajeev Ramchand
Rajeev Ramchand Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation