Kaitlyn Tierney
CEO & Co-Founder, Diverting Hate
2022, 2023, 2024
Kaitlyn Tierney is a dedicated leader specializing in ethical technology and online extremism, with a focus on issues like gender-based violence, radicalization, and social media policy. She holds a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Arts in International Policy Development with a specialization in countering violent extremism from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
With over 10 years of experience in business strategy, Kaitlyn has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative marketing research, designing and executing integrated marketing campaigns. She has also conducted extensive research on extremism at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC).
Bringing together her passion for communications and conflict resolution, Kaitlyn leads the team at Diverting Hate, an organization focused on steering at-risk men away from violent misogyny and toward wellness and community support. Diverting Hate recently completed an FY 2022 grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Terrorism and Targeted Violence Prevention grant program.
The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
