Haniyyah Rahman-Shepherd has five years of experience in geopolitical and social media risk, having consulted for several social media platforms about election integrity and mis/disinformation issues. In 2022, she joined TikTok as an analyst on the USDS Influence Operations, Intelligence & Discovery (IOID) team where she focuses on tracking and countering influence operations targeting Western Europe. She has an MA from King's College War Studies department, has lived and worked in five countries, and is fluent in French.