The Morningstar Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute, Patrick Clawson directs the Viterbi Program on Iran and U.S. Policy. He has authored more than 150 articles about the Middle East and international economics and is the author or editor of eighteen books or studies on Iran.

A widely cited scholar, Institute Libitzky Family Senior Fellow Holly Dagres has published groundbreaking scholarship on social media use by young Iranians. Curator of The Iranist Substack newsletter, she has been featured in interviews across radio, television, and print, including the Associated Press, BBC News, CNN, NPR, Fox News, and The New York Times.

A specialist in Persian Gulf security affairs, Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Senior Fellow and director of the Military and Security Studies Program at The Washington Institute. He has published widely on Iranian strategy, irregular warfare, and nuclear proliferation. 

A former senior director for Middle East Affairs at the National Security Council, Michael Singh is the Managing Director and Lane-Swig Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute. His responsibilities at the NSC included a focus on Iran's nuclear program and its regional activities.