Courtney Nash is a researcher focused on system safety and failures in complex sociotechnical systems.

An erstwhile cognitive neuroscientist, Courtney has always been fascinated by how people learn, and the ways memory influences how they solve problems. She pays close attention to the interaction between computers and humans, and their often unexamined consequences.

Over the past two decades, Courtney has held a variety of editorial, program management, research, and management roles at Holloway, Fastly, O’Reilly Media, Microsoft, and Amazon. As for now, she lives in the mountains where she skis, rides bikes, and herds dogs and kids.