Libby Liu

Libby Liu (born September 1, 1961) is a nonprofit executive, lawyer, and privacy advocate who currently serves as the chief executive officer of Whistleblower Aid,[1] an organization notable for representing both public and private sector whistleblowers, including Frances Haugen,[2][3][4][5][6] Peter Zatko,[2][7][8][9] and other high-profile cases.

Libby Liu

Previously, Liu served as President of Radio Free Asia for 14 years,[10] from September 2005 until November 2019, when she left RFA to become the CEO and Founder of the Open Technology Fund,[11] an independent non-profit organization committed to advancing global internet freedom. During her tenure at RFA, Liu presided over transitioning the organization's various language services towards digital reporting and social media engagement, expanding RFA's reach outside of traditional media reporting methods.

Liu initially founded OTF as a program within Radio Free Asia, before leading it as an independent organization in 2019. During her time at OTF, the organization funded and collaborated on developing critical projects in the digital privacy and security space, including Signal, Tor Project, and other projects.

Both RFA and OTF are part of the larger U.S. Agency for Global Media - a federal agency whose CEO is appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. When the Senate confirmed Michael Pack, who was nominated for the role of USAGM CEO by former President Donald Trump, he terminated the employment of the presidents of independently-managed grantees, including Liu.[12][13][14]

References
  1. "Whistleblower Aid". whistlebloweraid.org. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. "Case Studies". Whistleblower Aid. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  3. "Inside Frances Haugen's Decision to Take on Facebook". Time. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  4. "Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts on 60 Minutes - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  5. Slotnik, Daniel E. (2021-10-05). "Facebook Whistle-Blower Testimony: Whistle-Blower Unites Democrats and Republicans in Calling for Regulation of Facebook". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  6. Horwitz, Jeff (2021-10-03). "The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants to Fix the Company, Not Harm It". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  7. "The Twitter Whistleblower Needs You to Trust Him". Time. 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  8. Whiteside, Donie O'Sullivan,Clare Duffy,Brian Fung,Zach Wasser,Logan (2022-08-23). "Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Menn, Joseph; Dwoskin, Elizabeth; Zakrzewski, Cat. "Former security chief claims Twitter buried 'egregious deficiencies'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  10. "Libby Liu, President". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  11. "OTF Announces Libby Liu as Inaugural CEO".
  12. Folkenflik, David (March 10, 2021). "'I Was Speechless': Law Firm Investigated Its Own Ex-Client For Trump VOA Chief".
  13. Applebaum, Anne (2020-06-22). "The Voice of America Will Sound Like Trump". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  14. Fischer, Sara (September 1, 2020). "Scoop: Open Technology Fund asks Inspector General to investigate". Axios.


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