Press Release - IPIE Appoints Susan Doniz as Chair of Board of Trustees

June 8, 2026 - Zurich, Switzerland - The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Susan Doniz as Chair of the Board of Trustees. Susan brings over 25 years of global leadership in data, digital, and technology to the role, strengthening the IPIE's governance at a pivotal moment for the field.

Susan Doniz has held Chief Data, Digital, and Technology roles at Fortune 500 companies, leading large-scale digital transformation, cybersecurity, and analytics programs across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. She has been recognized globally as an industry expert, including in Forbes' Top 100, and has lectured and advised institutions, including MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Virginia Tech, and Cambridge. With roots in Argentina and fluency in English, French, and Spanish, Doniz brings a distinctly international perspective to her leadership. She has served on boards of multiple nonprofit organizations and as an adviser to the Center for Digital Transformation at the University of California, Irvine.

Susan Doniz welcomed her appointment, saying:

It is an honor to take on the role of Chair of the IPIE's Board of Trustees. We are at a critical moment for the global information environment, and the need for rigorous, independent science to guide policymakers, industry, and civil society has never been greater. I look forward to working with the Board and the IPIE Secretariat to advance that mission, and to building on the remarkable foundation that Sheldon Himelfarb has established.

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The IPIE also wishes to recognize the outstanding contribution of Dr. Sheldon Himelfarb, who steps down as Chair after co-founding the organization and guiding it through its formative years. His vision and leadership were instrumental in establishing the IPIE as the world's leading independent scientific body on the global information environment.

Reflecting on his tenure, outgoing Chair Sheldon Himelfarb said:

It has been a privilege to help build the IPIE from the ground up and to watch it grow into a truly global scientific organization. I am proud of what we have achieved together, and I have every confidence that Susan will bring exceptional leadership and vision to the role. The IPIE is in excellent hands.

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Professor Phil Howard, President of the IPIE, welcomed the appointment:

On behalf of the IPIE, I want to extend our deepest gratitude to Sheldon Himelfarb for his extraordinary contribution as Co-Founder and Chair. His dedication has been fundamental to everything we have built; his continuing service on Board means a great deal to all of us. We are delighted to welcome Susan Doniz to the role. Her global experience and expertise in technology and data make her exceptionally well-placed to lead the Board as we continue to advance independent science on the information environment.

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About the IPIE

The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) is an independent and global science organization providing scientific knowledge about the health of the world's information environment. Based in Switzerland, the IPIE offers policymakers, industry, and civil society actionable scientific assessments about threats to the information environment. The IPIE is the only scientific body systematically organizing, evaluating, and elevating research with the broad aim of improving the global information environment. Hundreds of researchers worldwide contribute to the IPIE's reports.