Team



Jack Brewster,
founder and CEO
Jack Brewster, founder and CEO
Jack has written for The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time Magazine, Vice, Fortune, Newsweek, and The New York Daily News.
His reporting has been covered by The New York Times, Bloomberg, CNN The Washington Post, and other news outlets.
In September 2024, Jack and his then-colleague Sam Howard broke the story uncovering the source of the viral claim that Haitian migrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. In 2022, he led the team that conducted a landmark study on TikTok’s algorithm, which revealed its propensity to feed misinformation to young users.
Jack was previously a Fulbright scholar in Germany conducting research on news avoidance and young people’s changing media habits.
Jack has written for The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time Magazine, Vice, Fortune, Newsweek, and The New York Daily News.
His reporting has been covered by The New York Times, Bloomberg, CNN The Washington Post, and other news outlets.
In September 2024, Jack and his then-colleague Sam Howard broke the story uncovering the source of the viral claim that Haitian migrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. In 2022, he led the team that conducted a landmark study on TikTok’s algorithm, which revealed its propensity to feed misinformation to young users.
Jack was previously a Fulbright scholar in Germany conducting research on news avoidance and young people’s changing
media habits.
Jack has written for The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time Magazine, Vice, Fortune, Newsweek, and The New York Daily News.
His reporting has been covered by The New York Times, Bloomberg, CNN The Washington Post, and other news outlets.
In September 2024, Jack and his then-colleague Sam Howard broke the story uncovering the source of the viral claim that Haitian migrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. In 2022, he led the team that conducted a landmark study on TikTok’s algorithm, which revealed its propensity to feed misinformation to
young users.
Jack was previously a Fulbright scholar in Germany conducting research on news avoidance and young people’s changing media habits.



Brijesh Tiwari
Chief Technology Officer

Brijesh Tiwari
Chief Technology Officer

Brijesh Tiwari
Chief Technology Officer

Aileen Gemma Smith
Head of Growth & Partnerships

Aileen Gemma Smith
Head of Growth & Partnerships

Aileen Gemma Smith
Head of Growth & Partnerships

Jon Ponciano
VP, Business Development

Jon Ponciano
VP, Business Development

Jon Ponciano
VP, Business Development

Nadya Yeh
Editor

Nadya Yeh
Editor

Nadya Yeh
Editor

Katie Toepp
Director of Product Design

Katie Toepp
Director of Product Design

Katie Toepp
Director of Product Design

Caylie Hausman
Social Media Manager

Caylie Hausman
Social Media Manager

Caylie Hausman
Social Media Manager

Anthony Esguerra
Editorial Fellow

Anthony Esguerra
Editorial Fellow

Anthony Esguerra
Editorial Fellow
Interns

Gabby Barnett
Intern

Gabby Barnett
Intern

Gabby Barnett
Intern

Mariana Contreras
Intern

Mariana Contreras
Intern

Mariana Contreras
Intern
Advisors

Jim Brady

Jim Brady

Jim Brady

Tracey Eyers

Tracey Eyers

Tracey Eyers

Mary Mapes

Mary Mapes

Mary Mapes

Michelle Miller

Michelle Miller

Michelle Miller

Nicolas Robbe

Nicolas Robbe

Nicolas Robbe

Esther Wojcicki

Esther Wojcicki

Esther Wojcicki
Gen Z Board of Advisors
Gen Z
Board of Advisors

Sophia Bateman

Sophia Bateman

Sophia Bateman

Grant Johnson

Grant Johnson

Grant Johnson

Tyler Nolt

Tyler Nolt

Tyler Nolt