My name is Ian Beacock – & I put ideas to work for the public good. Criss-crossing disciplines, I focus on the past, present, & future of democracy.

Democracy+AI research at Jigsaw/Google. Also a frequent contributor to The New Republic.

Now:

Director of Strategy at Gemic, focusing on tech & society. Coauthor of 2020 report on democratic Covid comms. Historian of democracy, trained at Stanford (PhD 2019).

Before:

Interviewed on WNYC/NPR’s On the Media about misinfo (6/7/2024). Led fieldwork in Austin, LA, Manila, São Paulo, Tokyo, CDMX, Vancouver. Coauthor of prizewinning HCI article on misinformation with colleagues at Jigsaw/Google.

Some Recentish Activities: