Jen Weedon is a Researcher and Lecturer at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where she co-teaches Foundations of Online Trust & Safety and conducts research on AI accountability, red teaming methodologies, and public interest AI. She is also a Founding Fellow of the Integrity Institute and a member of the Trust and Safety Teaching Consortium. Her current work focuses on evaluating the quality and integrity of AI-generated content and developing shared frameworks across research, civil society, and industry.
Previously, she spent over 15 years in platform governance and threat intelligence. At Niantic Labs, she led Red Teaming & Safety by Design efforts. At Meta, she worked on countering influence operations and protecting vulnerable users. Earlier, at Mandiant/FireEye, she authored influential reports on state-sponsored cyber threats.