Katharina Meredith
Founder, Exit Nexus
2023, 2024
Katharina Meredith is the executive director of Stronger After, a non-profit helping people who have disengaged from high-control groups. She is a doctoral student and project coordinator at the Violent Extremism Research Group under the mentorship of Dr. John Horgan (Georgia State University). Her research areas include exit from extremism, intervention, program development, and evaluation. She is currently developing a job analysis of peer support in the exit space and an exit peer specialist curriculum with Georgia State and Parents for Peace. She has collaborated with Parents for Peace, Life After Hate, 211 LA, and the International Cultic Studies Association. She has developed and taught workshops and classes in Germany, Switzerland, and the US for people who grew up in coercive groups. Katharina has moderated panels and working groups for the European Radicalization Awareness Network, Southern Poverty Law Center, and ICSA. She recently founded Exit Nexus to translate research into practical applications for non-profits and other organizations.
The Summit was more than empty words – it made clear that a solution-driven approach is the only way to fight hate. That’s why the working group activities, which are results driven are going to be critical in defeating violent extremism. The Summit brought together the best minds in government, private sector, academia, and civil society. Being surrounded by these experts sparked new ideas – some of which I’ve already implemented or have written about.
