Alex Goldenberg

Alex Goldenbergs work with the Miller Center focuses on identifying and analyzing emerging threats at the intersection of technology, extremism, and national security. He has spent the past decade mapping violent extremist networks, foreign influence operations, and emerging online threat ecosystems. He is the Founder and Principal of Silent Index LLC, a national security advisory and research consultancy serving law enforcement, government, and trust and safety clients.

Over the course of his career, he has built partnerships with major technology platforms and delivered testimony before Congress, and his work has shaped policy on issues ranging from foreign malign influence to online child safety. Alex has authored pieces in The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Quillette, the Brookings Institution, and more, and is a trusted resource for law enforcement agencies and national media seeking expertise on emerging online threats. He has trained law enforcement agencies nationwide in open-source intelligence.

He holds a Master’s degree in Global Affairs from New York University, with a concentration in transnational security.