Aashna A.

Aashna A. is a research associate specializing in technology and democracy at Freedom House since January 2024. Previously, Aashna A. served as a program assistant and free expression leadership fellow at PEN America, focusing on digital safety and free expression from May 2022 to January 2024. Aashna A. also contributed as a staff writer for the Middle East and North Africa Desk at the International Relations Society at NYU from October 2021 to February 2022. In 2021, Aashna A. worked as a product marketing intern at Oracle and as a special pages intern at The Times Of India. Aashna A. holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University, earned in 2022, with majors in journalism and international relations, and minors in data science and Hindi.