Kelsey Quinn

Kelsey Quinn is the Project Lead and Analyst of Tech Sovereignty & Security at the New Lines Institute, investigating realistic approaches to mitigating current and future harms of emerging technology that do not impede critical innovation and scientific discovery. 

Quinn previously worked at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) on the DARPA Sigma+ project, examining the decision and attack space for the use of CBRN weapons. She also worked as a research assistant at Michigan State University, investigating bacterial pathogenesis and physiology in Vibrio cholerae, a Category B bioterrorism agent, before beginning her master’s studies and starting at the New Lines Institute. 

Quinn received her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with a minor in Global Terrorism from the University of Maryland in 2019 and earned a master’s in Security and Terrorism Studies, also from UMD.