Sheldon Himelfarb is the President and CEO of PeaceTech Lab, an independent non-profit organization that works to reduce violent conflict using technology, media, and data to accelerate and scale peacebuilding efforts. Prior to his work at PeaceTech Lab, he was the founding director of the Centers of Innovation for Media and Technology at the United States Institute of Peace, developed and managed peacebuilding programs across the world, and received the Capitol Area Peace Maker Award from American University.