person
Kalev Leetaru
Founder of the GDELT Project
Founder of the Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone. Builds open datasets used widely in conflict forecasting and disinformation research, including by NATO Strategic Communications.
current Senior Fellow, George Washington University Center for Cyber & Homeland Security; Founder, GDELT Project
Strategy positions
Governance firstendorses
Lead with regulation, treaties, liability regimesBuilds open datasets that enable independent monitoring of global disinformation; argues independent data infrastructure is a prerequisite to credible governance.
Independent open datasets are what let researchers and journalists check claims made by platforms and governments.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.