Lydia Stead

Lydia is an expert in security and threat intelligence with a focus on geopolitics and emerging threats. She routinely works on comprehensive Due Diligence projects, country risk assessments and open-source intelligence. This often involves managing a significant human source network and working in high-risk countries.

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Lydia began her career at Control Risks, where she was part of a specialised team utilising advanced open-source research to provide risk profiles of individuals or groups that posed a threat to a major tech client.

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Academically, Lydia holds an MA in Science and International Security, with a focus on homegrown radicalisation and weapons of mass destruction. Her thesis, which was awarded a distinction, explored the pivotal role of social media in the proliferation and normalisation of far-right extremism.