Josh Machleder

Director for Information Space

Josh Machleder is the Director for Information Space at the National Endowment for Democracy, where he leads efforts to support healthy information ecosystems by strengthening independent media and bolstering information integrity initiatives.

Prior to joining the NED, Machleder served as the Senior Advisor for Media and Internet Freedom at USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, where he launched global initiatives to support independent media, investigative reporting, information integrity, and internet freedom. Prior to working at USAID, he served as VP for Europe, Eurasia, and Asia Programming at the media development organization Internews, and spent nearly 12 years living overseas and holding field-based positions in Central Asia and Southeast Asia to support independent media. He holds BA and MA degrees from Columbia University.