Jesse Morton

Experience

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  Community Counselling and Mediation

  Nov 2002 - Dec 2009

  Program Manager

  ● Rebuilt outpatient community program via comprehensive program overhaul and management.● Boosted clientele from fledgling numbers to over 100 clients with revenue increasing exponentially.● Handled an extensive clinical caseload- intake, individual, and group counseling sessions.

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  King AbdulAziz University

  Dec 2008 - Dec 2010

  Professor

  ● Taught English and Economics to freshman students at the country’s largest university. ● Wrote articles and initiated Ph. D research on shariah compliant economics.● Recruited and oriented teachers from abroad interested in teaching in Saudi Arabia.

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  George Washington University - Program on Extremism

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

  Research Fellow

  ● Research and publication on issues such as the propaganda of terrorist organizations, Islamic and jihadist ideology, countering radicalization and extremism and promoting disengagement. ● Engaged in media to promote the program and inform the public on violent extremism.● Consulted with policymakers, governmental agencies, and the private sector.

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  Public Speaking Engagements on Demand

  Sept 2016 - now

  Public Speaker

  ●Healing from Hate: How the Power of Personal Transformation Can Elude Collective Change: Richmond Hall. ●Emerging Risk for Businesses in South Asia: COVINTS.●Ctrl+Alt+Del-Hate: A Civil Society Approach to Preventing Terrorism & Targeted Violence: New America Foundation.●The Wound is the Place Where the Light Enters You: One Muslim's Journey into & out of Extremism. A conversation with Jesse Morton & Sheikh Waleed Baysouni.●An Inside Look into the Drivers of Hate: International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) annual conference.●Fighting for Peace: Univ. of Louisville Commission on Diversity & Racial Equality & Peace Catalysts. ●Formers’ Experience and their Potential Role in P/CVE Efforts: ICare4All International Symposium.●Countering Al-Qaeda & ISIS 18 Years After 9/11: Columbia School of International Public Affairs.●Sourcing Change from Within - The Role of Self-Realization in Societal Change: Let’s See Labs.●When Terrorists Come Home: Rehabilitation of America’s Convicted Islamists: New America Foundation.●How to Rehabilitate & Reintegrate Violent Extremists: Addressing Trauma & Reducing Stigma: United States Institute for Peace. ●Better Angels: Annual Anti-Defamation League Dinner.●Innovative Approaches to Understanding Violent Extremism: RESOLVE Network 2018 Global Forum●City of Peace. Durham University: Peace Catalysts. ●The (Un)Making of an Extremist: Aspen Ideas Festival.●The Unmaking of Jihadism: The Current Effort to Combat Violent Extremism: Center for Strategic & International Studies. ●From Revolution Muslim to Islamic State: An Inside Look at the American Roots of ISIS' Virtual Caliphate: New America Foundation.●Peace Now More Than Ever: Alliance for Peacebuilding Annual Conference. ●How Anti-Semitism Motivates Extremists: Anti-Defamation League. ●Fighting the Flames: A Discussion with Former Members of Violent Organizations: George Washington University.●A Conversation with a Former Extremist: George Washington University. Show less

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  Parallel Networks

  Mar 2017 - now

  Executive Officer

  ● Founded and developed a holistic extremism prevention ecosystem that includes counter-messaging, prevention, education, training and awareness campaigning, and peer-to-peer intervention services, including only support program for terrorism-related offenses returning to society after incarceration in America. ● Designed innovative counter-radicalization programming initiatives, crafted associated proposals, and secured funding on an array of projects through government, private, and philanthropic sectors.● Authored and array of journal articles, reports, and publications on a wide range of topics related to countering violent extremism and engaged in public speaking and consultation to inform policy-makers, governments, academics, the private sector, and the general public on radicalization and countering violent extremism. Show less

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  ISD (Institute for Strategic Dialogue)

  Jan 2018 - now

  Research Coordinator

  ● Northeast U.S. regional director of the Against Violent Extremism network.● Conducted workshops, trainings and represented the agency at conferences and on panels.● Developed research ideas, methods and proposals and co-authored articles and reports.

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  International Centre for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD)

  Mar 2020 - now

  Development Coordinator

  ● Directed development of proposals for domestic and international projects around the world.● Coordinated programming in Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.● Consulted on international and domestic initiatives and with government bodies and officials working in the countering violent extremism and peacebuilding realms to build transmedia ecosystems and on matters pertaining to radicalization.