Oscar Portillo

Democracy 2025 Research Analyst

Oscar’s background has largely focused on understanding harms to democratic stability in the US and globally, including information distortion online and threats to public officials. Most recently, Oscar worked at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue as a Digital Research Analyst, powering solutions to digital hate, extremism, and anti-democratic norms. Oscar has worked alongside pro-democracy coalitions in academic, civil society, and private industry spaces on issues related to voting rights and immigration advocacy.