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Alex Berke
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Alex Berke

Nonresident Senior Fellow – Brookings Metro

Alex Berke is currently a researcher at the MIT Media Lab in the City Science Group. Her recent research focuses on privacy-preserving ways to leverage large datasets, commonly collected by private companies, as public goods. Berke’s research interests also include transforming data economies. 

Prior to academia she worked as a technologist in organizations ranging from small startups to large companies and political campaigns. Most recently Berke was working at Google on a Search team focused on social impact and fighting disinformation. 

Berke received her master’s degree from the MIT Media Lab and bachelor’s degrees from Brown University in mathematics and computer science. 

  • Current Positions

    • Researcher at the MIT Media Lab in the City Science Group
  • Education

    • Master's degree from the MIT Media Lab
    • Bachelor's degrees from Brown University in mathematics and computer science
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