Professional Staff
Neilesh Shelat
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Edmund J. ( EJ) Degen
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF, MILITARY OPERATIONS AND SECURITY FORCES ASSISTANCE TEAM
Julie Martin
GENERAL COUNSEL AND DIRECTOR OF INTERAGENCY AFFAIRS
Meredith Johnston
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INTERAGENCY AFFAIRS
Iain Robertson
CHIEF OF STAFF
Jeremy Butler
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Mariam Jalalzada
SENIOR ADVISOR FOR AFGHAN OUTREACH
Brenton Kriger
SENIOR ADVISOR FOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Pamela G. Faber Shearman
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Catherine (Kate) Bateman
DEPUTY RESEARCH DIRECTOR
John Charles
STRUCTURAL EDITOR
James (Jamie) E. Hayes III
CHIEF, COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS TEAM
Dr. Janna Mantua
CHIEF, INTERVIEWS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TEAM
Eric Minton
CHIEF, WRITING AND PRODUCTION TEAM
Leah Fiddler
CHIEF, POLICY AND DIPLOMACY TEAM
Dr. Jennifer Hazen
CHIEF, DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Jaime Cheshire
SENIOR ADVISOR, PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (2023-2026)
John Alulis, SENIOR ANALYST
Dr. Neha Ansari, SENIOR ANALYST
Destini Berry, OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE
Sarah Collins, RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Akmal Dawi, SENIOR WRITER
Alisha Deluty, SENIOR ANALYST
Dan Elinoff, SENIOR ANALYST
Dr. Alice Falk, COPYEDITOR
Regina Faranda, SENIOR EDITOR
Paul Fishstein, SENIOR ADVISOR
Collin Frank, RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Rory Gates, ANALYST
Avery Parsons Grayson, SENIOR ANALYST
Stephanie Greenwald, GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Natalie Hall, SENIOR ANALYST
Jamie Hammon, BUDGET ANALYST
Dr. Nakissa Jahanbani, SENIOR ANALYST
Dr. Genevieve Lester, SENIOR ADVISOR
Tiffany Mansfield, ARCHIVIST
Adam Mausner, SENIOR ANALYST
Bridget Matty, SENIOR ANALYST
Colin McKeague, SENIOR ANALYST
Matthew Parkes, RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Dr. Nainika Ashok Paul, SENIOR ANALYST
Mark Reardon, SENIOR ANALYST
Harris Samad, SENIOR ANALYST AND SPECIAL ASSISTANT
Paul Schaffner, SENIOR ANALYST
Luis Vertiz, SENIOR ANALYST
Scott Worden, SENIOR EDITOR
Katherine Zimmerman, SENIOR ANALYST