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