Hayley Benedict

Hayley Benedict is a Cyber Intelligence Analyst at RANE. Hayley is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, and obtained a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Clemson University. She later graduated with a master's degree in Global Policy Studies from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Hayley has worked with the Global Disinformation Lab, the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and UT's International Relations and Global Studies department. Her research heavily focused on emerging cyber threats and Russian active measures, with a capstone project on foreign election interference. Hayley also has experience with narratives in the Western Balkans and has worked with a handful of nongovernmental organizations on various humanitarian projects.