Today’s special guest is Dex Hunter-Torricke, a speechwriter and Communications leader who has had the unique experience of working closely with top tech leaders including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt.

After starting his career at the UN, where Dex worked with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Dex moved to Google before heading to Facebook where he led executive communications and served as Mark Zuckerberg’s personal speechwriter. 

He then went to SpaceX where he worked with Elon and the senior management team as Head of Communications there.

Dex is currently Head of Communications at the Oversight Board, an independent body that was created to help Facebook and Instagram make the most informed decisions when it comes to content permissions – essentially, what posts to leave up, which to take down and why. 

In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss Dex’s upbringing as the son of a Burmese refugee, what tech companies get right and wrong about storytelling, and the importance of independent bodies like Oversight when it comes to content moderation in our digital age.

Enjoy!

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