About
Social media giants are eroding our consensus reality and pushing democracy to the brink. Accountable Tech is fighting back.
The Problem We Face Today
Major social media platforms serve as information gatekeepers, putting awesome power in the hands of tech giants with little oversight. These companies – like Facebook and Google – were not fundamentally designed to serve the public good, but to generate growth and profits.
Their surveillance advertising business model relies on harvesting and monetizing data, so they developed products and algorithms to maximize engagement. Those algorithms reward outrageous content, reinforce biases irrespective of truth, and filter like-minded individuals into small echo chambers.
Moreover, bad actors are weaponizing these data-rich platforms to manipulate users – be it to suppress voters, prey on consumers, or promote extremism. Democracy requires a shared baseline of facts. But this online information landscape is instead creating a toxic patchwork of personalized pseudo-realities.
Accountable Tech is working to bring about long-term structural reform to tackle the existential threat social media companies pose to our information ecosystem and democracy.
Our Team
Nicole Gill
CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Nicole Gill is Co-founder and Executive Director of Accountable Tech where she leads organizational development and strategy to tackle digital threats to democracy. Before founding Accountable Tech, Nicole led national campaigns on marriage equality, progressive tax reform, and protecting the Affordable Care Act. She has extensive experience building and leading coalitions that win in Congress, in state houses, at the Supreme Court, and at the ballot box.
Jesse Lehrich
CO-FOUNDER AND SENIOR ADVISOR
Jesse is a co-founder of Accountable Tech. He has a decade of experience in political communications and issue advocacy, including serving as the foreign policy spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, where he was part of the team managing the response to Russia’s information warfare operation.
Kaili Lambe
Partnerships and Policy Director
Kaili has robust experience in both electoral campaigning and progressive advocacy. Most recently she worked at Mozilla Foundation where she focused on platform accountability around electoral disinformation, algorithmic amplification and consumer privacy. She has previously led campaigns for survivor justice and economic security after starting her career in environmental organizing.
Zach Praiss
Digital Director
Zach has experience working as a digital and creative strategist for progressive issue-advocacy organizations fighting for a more fair democracy and an economy that works for all. His work has spanned a wide array of organizations including Health Care Voter, Forward Majority, Women’s March, and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Ayanna Williams
Press Secretary
Ayanna has experience working in media relations and serving as a government liaison at the local, state and federal levels. She has several years experience handling crisis communications, and serving as a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and the Port of Philadelphia.
Aditi Ramesh
Policy Manager
Aditi has experience researching technology policy issues in both the US and India. She has led a number of research projects on alternative data governance, and was also a 2018 Fulbright Fellow in Bangalore, where she studied youth civic engagement in government and private schools.
Kim Kaiser
Operations Manager
Kim has experience in local and federal campaign finance, as well as advocacy work with victims and survivors of violence. Kim loves accountability and most recently used it in her work with congressional campaigns staffing up for 2022.
Kenya Juarez
Digital Manager
Kenya has digital and campaign experience in ballot measures and state and federal legislation. She is committed to pursuing messages that empower and elevate people from all walks of life.
Giliann Karon
Digital Associate
Giliann has experience assisting digital campaigns for state and local campaigns, as well as a variety of progressive non-profits. She believes in using digital media to mobilize the public and ignite bold, compassionate change offline.
