Prince Harry has been secretly working on his new executive position in Silicon Valley for months – and has already secured another new position, it was confirmed on Wednesday.
Just a day after the Duke of Sussex was appointed impact director for the online mental health training service BetterUp Inc., he has been confirmed as an expert investigating the “modern crisis” of online misinformation.
Harry, 36, is one of the 15 commissioners of the six-month “Information Disorder Commission” at the Aspen Institute, chaired by Katie Couric, announced the non-profit organization.
Harry and his wife Meghan Markle complained about the apparent abuse that they attracted both in the press and on social media.
Described by the institute as a “humanitarian, military veteran, advocate of mental well-being and environmentalist”, Harry said he was “eager” to help work “in a solution-oriented approach to the information disorder crisis”.
“As I said, the experience of today’s digital world has flooded us with an avalanche of disinformation, affecting our ability as individuals and also as societies to think clearly and truly understand the world we live in,” he said in a statement shared by Sun.
“I believe that this is a humanitarian issue and, as such, requires a response from multiple stakeholders from advocacy voices, members of the media, academic researchers and government and civil society leaders,” he said.
His new role came after the head of BetterUp Inc. admitted that royalty was working for the San Francisco-based technology company in secret, long before his new job was announced on Tuesday.
“He’s been in the job for a few months,” CEO Alexi Robichaux told the BBC, saying the company was “honored” to have his new hire.
“He’s doing fantastic,” said Robichaux, admitting that he had never spoken to a royal member before.
“He has an incredible attitude and is full of energy and enthusiasm – I have a feeling he is going to work out,” he joked, saying that he does not foresee “problems” during the duke’s assessment period.
He also praised royalty for refusing airs and graces among his teammates. “We are partners here, he likes to be called Harry in the workplace, so we just call him Harry,” Robichaux told the BBC.
However, the CEO declined to discuss how much Harry is getting paid for the company, which was recently valued at $ 1.73 billion.
“As you can imagine, as a private company, we do not disclose any compensation to any employee and staff,” he told the BBC, according to Sun.
“And, unfortunately, I am not able to share that.”
He also avoided revealing how many hours the duke will work, saying that they were only concerned with his “impact”.
“I am not concerned with hours. I am concerned with the contribution and with the change and positive changes, ”he said.