Alex Gladstein is HRF’s chief strategy officer. He also serves as vice president of strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum. In his work, Gladstein has connected hundreds of dissidents and civil society groups with business leaders, technologists, journalists, philanthropists, policymakers, and artists to promote free and open societies. Gladstein’s writing and views on human rights and technology have appeared in media outlets across the world, including The Atlantic, BBC, CNN, Fast Company, The Guardian, Monocle, The New Republic, The New York Times, NowThis, NPR, Quartz, TIME, The Wall Street Journal, and WIRED. He has spoken at universities ranging from MIT to Stanford, presented at the European Parliament and US Department of State, and participated in Singularity University events worldwide, where he serves as faculty and lectures on bitcoin and the future of money. He currently lives in the San Diego area.