“Mis/Disinformation: A Digital War Fueled by Foreign Adversaries, Corporate Agendas, and AI”
Mark Listes
CEO, Pendulum
Mark Listes is the CEO of Pendulum, leading the firm in its mission to empower companies and
governments to detect, deter, and counteract the impacts of harmful online narratives and
information operations with machine-learning–enabled tools. Prior to Pendulum, Mark Listes
was the chief of staff of the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a US Department of
Defense R&E program office with the mission of building networks of innovators to generate
new solutions to national security problems.
Mr. Listes also served as the director of policy at the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
during the 2016–18 foreign interference in US elections crisis. At the EAC, he was the agency’s
staff lead for all national security issues – including inter-government and intra-government
coordination, policy design, and policy implementation. Before the EAC, he was the co-founder
and executive director of Revive My Vote, a voting-rights NGO that specialized in
collaboratively building solutions with government organizations.
Mark Listes has a JD from William & Mary Law School and a BA from the University of
Tennessee. He is a published author on the topics of critical infrastructure, election law, and
government policymaking.