Zack Baddorf is a national security and foreign policy professional with more than 20 years experience on the frontlines of the world’s conflicts, including Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central African Republic, Crimea, Kashmir and the West Bank. He is the executive director of the non-profit organization Military Veterans in Journalism.
In his previous work at a DC think tank, he countered ISIS and al Shabaab propaganda by strategically challenging extremist narratives through video and other mediums.
Baddorf previously served in the U.S. military and in the U.S. Peace Corps in Romania. He worked for the U.S. Special Operations Command in Afghanistan doing lessons learned work. He worked for Internews in South Sudan doing media development work. His journalistic work has been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, AP, and many other publications.
Baddorf also teaches at NYU’s global affairs program on disinformation.
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.
