Alex Stamos — Director, Stanford Internet Observatory; Former CISO, Facebook/Meta

**Alex Stamos** is the Director of the **Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO)** and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, where he leads research on internet security, content moderation, election integrity, and online safety. He is the former Chief Security Officer of **Facebook (now Meta)**, where he served from 2015 to 2018 during one of the most turbulent periods in the company's history — including the 2016 election interference, Cambridge Analytica, and the beginning of the platform integrity era.