Mollie Saltskog

Background

About Mollie Saltskog

Mollie Saltskog is the Chief of Staff at The Soufan Group, where she serves as a strategic advisor and key partner to the CEO and executive leadership. In this role, she drives organizational priorities, manages cross-functional initiatives, and ensures execution of strategic objectives.Prior to her current role, Mollie was a Senior Intelligence Analyst at The Soufan Group, specializing in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigations, counterterrorism, disinformation, and geopolitical risk.Mollie has over eight years of experience in the security consultancy field with a background in intelligence analysis, geopolitics, and national security. Her work has covered multiple different portfolios, including: Salafi-jihadi terrorism; racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism; disinformation and malign foreign influence; and Chinese foreign policy and national security. She has lived, studied, and worked in the People’s Republic of China on multiple occasions in the past decade. Most recently, Mollie returned from two years in Shanghai with the U.S. Department of State, where she gained firsthand insight into the country’s strategic priorities and global influence.Her research and expert insights have been sought after by private sector leaders, government agencies, and multinational organizations. She has briefed government officials, conducted closed-door sessions for diplomatic and defense communities, and contributed expert analysis to media outlets, including Politico, The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, CNBC, and France24 News. Her written work has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Lawfare, CTC Sentinel, and other publications.She holds a master’s degree in global affairs from Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar and a bachelor’s degree with honors in global affairs from Yale-NUS College. Mollie speaks English, Swedish, and Mandarin.