Camille François

At-a-Glance

Founding President of ROOST, a technology nonprofit building open source safety infrastructure.
Associate Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
Served in executive roles including Principal Researcher at Google, Senior Director at Niantic, and Chief Innovation Officer at Graphika.
Known for building high-performing teams to detect and mitigate online harms at scale.
Applied cybersecurity methods like red teaming and bug bounties to address online harms.
Co-leads Columbia's Technology Initiative with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa.
Holds a PhD from the French Institute of Geopolitics at Paris 8 University and master's degrees from Sciences-Po and Columbia University.

Biography

Dr. Camille François is the founding president of ROOST (Robust Open Online Safety Tools), a technology nonprofit focused on building open source safety infrastructure. She is also an Associate Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.