Co-founder of the Credibility Coalition, which is a think tank focusing on better standards for online content through rigorous research and formulate thoughtful applications of these results. She also leads Misinfocon, and other misinformation projects. Former New York Times reporter. CEO of Plympton, a literary studio that works on innovative projects in publishing. Documentary producer, with two films at Tribeca Film Festival, and other credits at Sundance, Cannes and SXSW. Vice-chair of the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee. Board member of Nieman Foundation advisory board, Center for Public Integrity, Digital Public Library of America, Asian American Writers' Workshop, Muckrock and InsideClimate News.

Harvard College, BA in Applied Math and Economics. Beijing University Yenching Fellowship.