Clare Melford

Clare Melford was the CEO of the International Business Leaders Forum from November 2010 She took a leadership role in the transition of the European Council on Foreign Relations to independent status from previously being a part of George Soros' Open Society Foundations.

She was the co-founder of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI), a not-for-profit organisation which provides disinformation risk ratings. In 2020 the subject was listed as secretary with no financial compensation.

In December 2025, the US State Department imposed a visa sanction on Melford, as founder of GDI, for leading what US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called "organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose". She and Imran Ahmed of the Center for Countering Digital Hate were identified for opposing internet sites that were spreading misinformation. The British government said "we support the laws and institutions which are working to keep the internet free from the most harmful content".