Hilary Ross

Hilary Ross is the project manager for the Assembly Program, a collaboration of the Berkman Klein Center and MIT Media Lab.

She leads the Assembly team, manages participant recruitment and selection, develops programming, and coordinates program partnerships. Hilary holds an MA from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she focused on technology policy and international communication. Her master’s research analyzed potential communications regulatory models to limit the spread of false news on digital platforms.

Prior to joining the Berkman Klein Center, Hilary worked at a think tank in DC, managed programs at a non-profit in Boston, taught as a Fulbright Fellow in Vietnam, and was a 2017 State of the Net Fellow.

In addition to running the Assembly program at BKC, she is a Techtopia affiliate and co-lead of BKC’s staff mentorship program. She’s interested in the future of news, governance of speech online, and privacy policy.