About
Julie Cordua is the CEO of Thorn, a nonprofit that transforms how children are protected from sexual abuse and exploitation in the digital age. For over a decade, she has helped shape Thorn into a leading force for safer online environments, developing tools for platforms to prevent and address child sexual abuse and solutions for law enforcement that have contributed to the identification of thousands of child victims globally. Under her leadership, Thorn has tackled emerging threats such as financial sextortion and the misuse of generative AI to create and distribute child sexual abuse material, while advancing a collaborative, ecosystem-wide approach that brings together tech companies, law enforcement, and policymakers. Previously, Julie served as VP of Marketing/Communications at (RED), helping deliver more than $160 million to fight AIDS in Africa, and spent nearly a decade in the wireless industry. She holds a B.A. in Communications from UCLA and an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.