Leadership
Executive Director, Howard P. Berkowitz Chair in U.S. Middle East Policy
Robert Satloff is executive director of The Washington Institute, a post he assumed in January 1993.
Director of Research
Patrick Clawson is director of research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Senior Fellows
Beyer Family Fellow, Director, Turkish Research Program
Soner Cagaptay is the Beyer Family fellow and director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute.
Senior Fellow, Director, Military & Security Studies Program
Michael Eisenstadt is a senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program.
Baker Fellow, Director, Gulf and Energy Policy Program
Simon Henderson is the Baker fellow and director of the Gulf and Energy Policy Program at The Washington Institute, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
Senior Fellow
Mehdi Khalaji, a Qom-trained Shiite theologian, is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute.
Director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Senior Fellow
Matthew Levitt is a senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, Director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process
David Makovsky is the Ziegler distinguished fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Project on the Middle East Peace Process.
Fellow in Gulf Politics
Lori Plotkin Boghardt is a fellow in Gulf politics at The Washington Institute.
Kaufman Fellow
David Pollock is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on regional political dynamics and related issues.
Aufzien Fellow, Director, Program on Arab Politics
David Schenker is the Aufzien fellow and director of the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute.
Senior Fellow
Andrew J. Tabler is a senior fellow in the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, where he focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the Levant.
Next Generation Fellow
Eric Trager is the Next Generation Fellow at The Washington Institute.
Richard Borow Fellow
Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow fellow at The Washington Institute, where his research focuses on how jihadist groups are adjusting to the new political environment in the era of Arab uprisings and Salafi politics in countries transitioning to democracy.
Associate Fellows
Adjunct Scholar
J. Scott Carpenter is an adjunct scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Milton Fine International Fellow
Michael Herzog is the Milton Fine International Fellow at The Washington Institute.
Adjunct Scholar
Ash Jain, a former member of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, is an adjunct scholar at The Washington Institute.
Lafer Fellow
Michael Knights is a Boston-based Lafer fellow of The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of Iraq, Iran, and the Persian Gulf states.
Lafer International Fellow
Ehud Yaari is a Lafer International Fellow at The Washington Institute.
Visiting and Military Fellows
Visiting Military Fellow
Col. Eddie Box (USAF) is a visiting military fellow at The Washington Institute.
Visiting Fellow
Mohammed S. Dajani, head of the American Studies Program at al-Quds University in Jerusalem and founder of the Wasatia movement of moderate Islam, is a visiting fellow at The Washington Institute.
Ira Weiner Fellow
Daniel Green is the Ira Weiner Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Philip Solondz Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey is the Philip Solondz distinguished visiting fellow at The Washington Institute where he focuses on U.S. strategies to counter Iran's efforts to expand its influence in the broader Middle East.
Visiting Fellow
Nikolay Kozhanov, a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute, is a scholar at the non-governmental Institute of the Middle East and a visiting lecturer at the School of Economics of the St. Petersburg State University.
Wexler-Fromer Fellow
Martin Kramer is The Washington Institute's Wexler-Fromer Fellow and author of its best-selling monograph, Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America.
Defense Fellow
Jeffrey White is a defense fellow at The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of the Levant and Iran.
Experts by Name
Visiting Military Fellow
Col. Eddie Box (USAF) is a visiting military fellow at The Washington Institute.
Beyer Family Fellow, Director, Turkish Research Program
Soner Cagaptay is the Beyer Family fellow and director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute.
Adjunct Scholar
J. Scott Carpenter is an adjunct scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Director of Research
Patrick Clawson is director of research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Visiting Fellow
Mohammed S. Dajani, head of the American Studies Program at al-Quds University in Jerusalem and founder of the Wasatia movement of moderate Islam, is a visiting fellow at The Washington Institute.
Senior Fellow, Director, Military & Security Studies Program
Michael Eisenstadt is a senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program.
Ira Weiner Fellow
Daniel Green is the Ira Weiner Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Baker Fellow, Director, Gulf and Energy Policy Program
Simon Henderson is the Baker fellow and director of the Gulf and Energy Policy Program at The Washington Institute, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
Milton Fine International Fellow
Michael Herzog is the Milton Fine International Fellow at The Washington Institute.
Adjunct Scholar
Ash Jain, a former member of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, is an adjunct scholar at The Washington Institute.
Philip Solondz Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey is the Philip Solondz distinguished visiting fellow at The Washington Institute where he focuses on U.S. strategies to counter Iran's efforts to expand its influence in the broader Middle East.
Senior Fellow
Mehdi Khalaji, a Qom-trained Shiite theologian, is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute.
Lafer Fellow
Michael Knights is a Boston-based Lafer fellow of The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of Iraq, Iran, and the Persian Gulf states.
Visiting Fellow
Nikolay Kozhanov, a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute, is a scholar at the non-governmental Institute of the Middle East and a visiting lecturer at the School of Economics of the St. Petersburg State University.
Wexler-Fromer Fellow
Martin Kramer is The Washington Institute's Wexler-Fromer Fellow and author of its best-selling monograph, Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America.
Director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Senior Fellow
Matthew Levitt is a senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, Director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process
David Makovsky is the Ziegler distinguished fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Project on the Middle East Peace Process.
Fellow in Gulf Politics
Lori Plotkin Boghardt is a fellow in Gulf politics at The Washington Institute.
Kaufman Fellow
David Pollock is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on regional political dynamics and related issues.
Executive Director, Howard P. Berkowitz Chair in U.S. Middle East Policy
Robert Satloff is executive director of The Washington Institute, a post he assumed in January 1993.
Aufzien Fellow, Director, Program on Arab Politics
David Schenker is the Aufzien fellow and director of the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute.
Senior Fellow
Andrew J. Tabler is a senior fellow in the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute, where he focuses on Syria and U.S. policy in the Levant.
Next Generation Fellow
Eric Trager is the Next Generation Fellow at The Washington Institute.
Defense Fellow
Jeffrey White is a defense fellow at The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of the Levant and Iran.
Lafer International Fellow
Ehud Yaari is a Lafer International Fellow at The Washington Institute.
Richard Borow Fellow
Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow fellow at The Washington Institute, where his research focuses on how jihadist groups are adjusting to the new political environment in the era of Arab uprisings and Salafi politics in countries transitioning to democracy.