Watch on YouTube A fireside conversation with Bjørn Ihler on building a career in global security when there is no standard ladder to climb. Drawing on fifteen years between counter-terrorism, advisory work with world leaders and international organisations, founding and running The Khalifa Ihler Institute an international non-profit promoting peaceful and thriving communities, and founding Revontulet, an intelligence company mapping adversarial networks across cybercrime, terrorism, financial crime, and disinformation, Bjørn shares eight principles he has found hold up over time. The conversation covers starting from a specific problem rather than a job title, combining skills that don't usually sit together, doing real work before you have a real job, using institutions strategically, spotting gaps practitioners are quietly complaining about, building in public, treating your values as a compass rather than a constraint, and embracing the nonlinear nature of the field. Expect candid reflections on what worked, what did not, and what he would tell his younger self. Come with questions. There will be time for an open Q&A. Bjørn Ihler is the founder and CEO of Revontulet, a human rights-grounded intelligence company mapping adversarial networks across cybercrime, terrorism, financial crime, and disinformation. He is also co-founder and director of the Khalifa Ihler Institute. A survivor of the 2011 Utøya attack, he has spent fifteen years in counter-terrorism, advising world leaders and international organisations including the Obama Foundation, the Kofi Annan Foundation, the United Nations, and the OSCE. Find out more about EA Global conferences at: https://www.eaglobal.orgLearn more about effective altruism at: https://www.effectivealtruism.org Learn more about effective altruism at: www.effectivealtruism.orgFind out more about EA Global conferences at: www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-global
