Heather Ashby is a Principal Consultant with Corner Alliance working at the intersection of national security and technology. In this role, she supports Corner Alliance’s work with the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate.

Heather Ashby was previously the associate director for the United States Institute of Peace’s program on disruptive technologies and artificial intelligence. She joined USIP after seven years with the Department of Homeland Security, where she worked on both domestic and international affairs issues.

Her research interests include misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, as well as artificial intelligence, and digital security and safety. 

Dr. Ashby received her doctorate from the University of Southern California in 2014.