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
Phillip Smyth, Soref Fellow
Dana Stroul, Shelly and Michael Kassen 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
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)
Zied Bouchlaghem (Geduld Program on Arab Politics)
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)
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