Dr. Nad’a Kovalčíková is a program manager and fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) in the German Marshall Fund's (GMF) Brussels office. Her research focuses on disinformation, EU foreign affairs, security and defence, NATO, transatlantic cooperation, and election security. Nad’a Kovalčíková develops comprehensive strategies to counter information manipulation and foreign interference to enhance democracy. She is a member of the Globsec’s Steering Committee on Vulnerability Index 2021 and the GMF European Interest Expert group, Harvard’s Women in Defense, Diplomacy and Development (W3D) mentor, and a 2019 Awardee of Women In International Security (WIIS). Prior to joining GMF, she has developed her expertise by working at NATO HQ, the European Parliament, the French and Canadian embassies, and several NGO and think tank projects in Belgium, Canada, France, Slovakia, the UK, and the USA. Nad’a obtained her PhD. in international economic relations with a focus on globalization and security threats, and masters’ degrees in politics and government, European affairs and international relations. She is a recognized scholar and policy expert, publishes extensively on information manipulation and foreign interference, and speaks frequently at international conferences and with media such as Euractiv, EUObserver, Euronews, Politico, Bild, Agenda Pública, Slovak RTVS, Pravda, Euranet, Het Financieele Dagblad, The Atlantic, and others. Nad’a is fluent in English and French, native in Slovak, speaks Spanish and has a basic knowledge of German and Russian.

David Levien is the Elections Integrity Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, where he assesses vulnerabilities in electoral infrastructure, administration, and policies. David is also an advisory committee member for the Global Cyber Alliance’s Cybersecurity Toolkit for Elections and an advisory council member for The Election Reformers Network, an organization dedicated to advancing nonpartisan reforms to address significant challenges in U.S. democracy. Previously, he worked as the Ada County, Idaho Elections Director, managing the administration of all federal, state, county, and local district elections. David’s research interests and recent publications focus on election access, trust and security, and the nexus between external threats from malign actors and the challenges many democracies face in conducting free and fair elections. David’s work has been published and quoted in USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Bloomberg Technology, The Hill, Business Insider, MIT Technology Review, BBC, EU Observer, and others.He received his JD from the Case Western School of Law, where he discovered his passion for election integrity. Since then, he has administered elections, worked with advocacy groups to improve the election process, and observed elections overseas in a number of countries for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.