Is a Facebook election-security executive a former Biden advisor?
Anna Makanju, who "leads efforts to ensure election integrity" at Facebook, served during the Obama administration in various roles, including a stint as advisor to Vice President Joe Biden.
In a recent Senate hearing, Senator John Thune asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about a lack of ideological diversity among Facebook staff, mentioning that "the person that's in charge of election integrity and security at Facebook is a former Joe Biden staffer." Zuckerberg responded he was "not aware" of this affiliation.
Thune was apparently referring to Makanju, though it's unclear if she is "in charge" of election integrity. Other Facebook managers have similar policy roles. Katie Harbath, who as public policy director is "managing the global elections strategy across the company," previously worked for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign.