Alison Lee | Chief R&D Officer

Alison leads The Rithm Project’s youth-focused research and emerging tech foresight. A researcher and product strategist by training, she’s dedicated her career to designing for belonging, safety, and youth thriving—applying her expertise at both ed nonprofits and tech giants alike, most recently leading research on safety and integrity at Instagram, and Responsible AI at Meta.

She holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science in Education and a Master’s in Learning Analytics from Columbia University.

Alison lives in the Bay Area with her puppy, Jellybean, and spends her free time listening to R&B and playing video games with friends on Discord.