Name Molly McKew
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB October 26, 1978. As of 2025, she is around 47 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner Check the full bio for relationship details.
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Molly McKew is an American consultant on foreign policy and strategy. She is also a writer and an expert on information warfare.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Molly Kathleen McKew was born to parents Mary Sandra ‘Sandy’ McKew (née Rechtsteiner, mother) and Walter Martin McKew (father) on October 26, 1978, in Ohio.
- She has one sister, Quinn, and through her, she is the aunt to her niece Tiernan and nephew Tristan.
- Molly grew up in Sun Valley, Idaho. Her mother was a civil engineer and city planner, as well as a passionate activist and feminist. Her mom instilled the values of independence, education, and adventure in her two daughters.
- For her education, Molly attended Stanford University in California, initially pursuing a degree in science, but she ended up graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian Language, History, and Culture.
- Following that, she attended the London School of Economics, where she focused on international relations. She graduated with a Master of Science degree in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies.
- Molly spends her time between Washington D. C. and Idaho, as well as wherever her consultancy takes her.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Molly specializes in expertise on Russian and American relations. She frequently appears on TV to comment on Russian strategy. She is also an analyst and a sought-after consultant in matters of Russian diplomacy and policies.
- Over the years, Molly has made frequent contributions for publications such as Wired, Politico, and The Washington Post.
- She was also an adviser for the countries of Georgia & the Republic of Moldova, providing former presidents Mikheil Saakashvili and Vlad Filat with consulting and communications strategies to aid them in countering Russian hybrid warfare.
- Molly is also the founder and narrative specialist of New Media Frontier, which specializes in social media intelligence.
- She is the former CEO of Fianna Strategies, which provides advice for governments and organizations dealing with high-risk situations.
- During her time working for the Georgian government from 2009 to 2013, McKewshe advised the National Security Council. In 2013, she was awarded the Order of Honor for her role in defending Georgia’s democracy.
- She also designed a project focused on nurturing identity for the former president of the Republic of Moldova, Vlad Filat.
- Besides her consulting & writing work, Molly is also a lecturer of courses focusing on psychological defense.
- Molly served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, lecturing on Russian influence and warfare, though this role sparked some controversy among colleagues.
- She was a board member for the Stand Up Republic Foundation and serves on the advisory board for Defend Democracy.
- Currently, she is the lead writer at Great Power, a Substack publication focusing on unconventional stories about unconventional wars and 21st-century power dynamics.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Molly describes herself as fascinated by systems, which is how she became an expert in Russian relations. During her studies, she focused on an in-depth understanding of the intricacies of the Cold War.
- Besides English, she is also fluent in Russian and French.
- She has traveled extensively worldwide, from Eastern Europe to West Africa and the Middle East.
- In 2015, Molly had to leave Moldova for her own safety following attacks on social media and in speeches by pro-Russia mayor Renato Usatii. Renato also posted photocopies of Molly’s passport and other documents on his Facebook account, while accusing her of all sorts of things.
- Molly had written an interesting article on what Mark Zuckerberg (Founder of Facebook), should have been asked about Russia’s involvement on the platform.
- Her own main social media presence is on Twitter (now called X), where she has over 140,000 followers.