Cindy Otis is a tech executive and and an internationally-recognized expert on disinformation threat analysis and counter messaging. Prior to joining the private sector in 2017, she served in the CIA as a military analyst, intelligence briefer, and a manager in the Directorate of Intelligence. While at the CIA, she specialized in security issues in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book True or False: A CIA Analyst’s Guide to Spotting Fake News out now with Macmillan, and the forthcoming novel At the Speed of Lies, coming out with Scholastic July 6, 2023.