Our Fellows & Staff

The Washington Institute provides the human capital on which innovative analysis and policymaking can rely. It does so through an in-house staff of recognized experts as well as scholars, experts, and associates from the United States and abroad.

RESEARCH STAFF

Executive Director

Robert Satloff, Howard P. Berkowitz Chair in U.S. Middle East Policy

Director of Research

Patrick Clawson, Morningstar Senior Fellow

Managing Director

Michael Singh, Lane-Swig Senior Fellow

Counselor

Dennis Ross, William Davidson Distinguished Fellow

Senior Fellows

Katherine Bauer, Blumenstein-Katz Family Fellow
Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow
Soner Cagaptay, Beyer Family Fellow
Elana DeLozier, Rubin Family Fellow
Michael Eisenstadt, Kahn Fellow
Ben Fishman, Senior Fellow
Hanin Ghaddar, Friedmann Fellow
Simon Henderson, Baker Fellow
Mehdi Khalaji, Libitzky Family Fellow
Michael Knights, Jill and Jay Bernstein Fellow
Matthew Levitt, Fromer-Wexler Fellow
David Makovsky, Ziegler Distinguished Fellow
Ghaith al-Omari, Senior Fellow
David Pollock, Bernstein Fellow
David Schenker, Senior Fellow
Phillip Smyth, Soref Fellow
Andrew J. Tabler, Martin J. Gross Fellow
Bilal Wahab, Nathan and Esther K. Wagner Fellow
Aaron Y. Zelin, Richard Borow Fellow

Fellows

Oula Alrifai, Fellow
Catherine Cleveland, Wagner Family Fellow and Fikra Editor

Associate Fellows

Sarah Feuer, Rosenbloom Family Fellow
Roy Gutman, Associate Fellow
Michael Herzog, International Fellow
Hamdi Malik, Associate Fellow
Farzin Nadimi, Associate Fellow
Ehud Yaari, Lafer International Fellow

Visiting Fellows

Martin Kramer, Koret Distinguished Fellow
Christine McVann, Military Fellow
Assaf Orion, Military Fellow
Kenneth R. Rosen, Journalist-in-Residence
Charles Thépaut, Visiting Fellow
Kathryn Wheelbarger, Rosenblatt Visiting Fellow

Adjunct Fellows

Fabrice Balanche
J. Scott Carpenter
Mohammed Dajani
Jay Solomon
Jeffrey White
Einat Wilf

Research Associates

Mohamed Aziz (Fikra Forum)
Will Ellison

Research Assistants

Reilly Barry (Turkish Research Program)
Sheridan Cole (Project on Arab-Israel Relations)
Austin Corona (Project Fikra)
Lauren Fredericks (Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence)
Ranwa Kikhia (Geduld Program on Arab Politics)
Kevin Mathieson (Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence)
Henry Mihm (Military & Security Studies Program)
Ilari Papa (Research Assistant to the Managing Director)
Amal Soukkarieh (Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy)
Calvin Wilder (Geduld Program on Arab Politics)

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Adminstration

Operations Manager
Rebecca Erdman

Data Services Coordinator
Beverly Sprewer

Human Resources Manager
Hopel Jackson

Administrative Assistant
Denise Marshall

Communications and Publications

Director of Communications
Jeff Rubin

Director of Publications
Maria Radacsi

Senior Editor
George Lopez

Managing Editor, Online Communications
R. Scott Rogers

Managing Editor, Multimedia
Kori Francis

Media Relations Associate
Erika Naegeli

Managing Editor, Social Media
Carolina Krauskopf

Communications and Development Associate
Shaina Katz

Editor
Jason Warshof

Managing Editor, Arabic Website
Maurice Shohet

Development

National Director of Development
Dan Heckelman

Director of Donor Relations
Stephanie Valdes

Regional Director of Development, South and Midwest
Jeanne Epstein

Regional Director of Development, Northeast
Jacqui Schein

Regional Director of Development, Western States
Miri Belsky

Development Operations Manager
Zana Dokic

Development Assistant, National Office
Sydney Hatton

Development Assistant, South and Midwest
Elliott Jacobs

Development Assistant, Northeast
Shannon Fredericks

Finance

Chief Financial Officer
Laura Hannah

Controller
Lynn Merhai

Senior Accountant
Dawn Joseph

Staff Accountant
Glenda Kornegay

Financial Assistant
Francois Nkuru