Camille François, 2023 laureate of US Sciences Po Alumni Award

The Sciences Po American Foundation will award the 2023 Alumni Award to Camille François (‘11). Members of the Sciences Po community are encouraged to join to recognize and honor Camille’s embodiment of the values that Sciences Po strives to uphold, while enjoying an opportunity to network and engage with fellow Alumni.

Camille is a researcher working on digital disinformation and cyber security. Some of her research focused on individual accounts from people working for troll farms such as the Internet Research Agency, and she provided testimonies on Russian electoral influence operations for the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. She currently serves as the Global Director for Trust & Safety at Niantic, a leading Augmented Reality company. She was previously the chief innovation officer at Graphika, a company providing insights on social media landscapes, tracking how states are using social media for disinformation and misinformation. Prior to joining Graphika, she worked at Jigsaw, a unit within Google dedicated to exploring threats to open societies. She is a Fulbright fellow and served as the special advisor to the CTO of France within the prime minister's office.

Most recently, on July 13th, Camille was named by President Emmanuel Macron to the Etats généraux de l’information independent steering committee. The committee will launch in September, to “fight against all attempts at interference and give journalists the best framework to fulfill their mission”. She will be one of five members of this prestigious committee to examine the legal framework of journalism in France.

Camille holds a bachelor’s and master's degree in International Public Management from Sciences Po and a master's degree in International Security from Columbia University. 

She was featured as a Time 100 Next fellow in 2019 and as an innovator under 35 by theTechnology Review.

Camille is the perfect embodiment of Sciences Po’s mission. Her experience in research, sociology, and digital technologies merged with her important work in international politics has allowed her to excel in many industries and arenas throughout the world.

The Sciences Po American Foundation is proud to award Camille François the 2023 US Sciences Po Alumni Award and recognize her achievements.