Leadership Amb. (ret.) Stuart E. Jones President Susan E. Saxton Chief Operating Officer Kenneth M. Pollack Vice President for Policy Kate Seelye Vice President for Arts & Culture Courtney Lobel Chief Development Officer Staff Dalia Aita Policy Center Research Assistant Zeina Al-Shaib Senior Director of Communications and Events Hamad Alshamlan Policy Center Research Assistant Matthew Czekaj Managing Editor Bailey Dressner Communications Assistant Eryn Gold Policy Center Research Assistant Thomas Halvorsen Associate Director, Corporate Relations Lora Karch Senior Executive Assistant to the President & Board Secretary Ellie Knapman Associate Editor of The Middle East Journal Ben Lefkowitz Executive Assistant, Policy Center Athena Masthoff Policy and Program Associate Charlotte Nash Program Assistant, Arts & Culture Maheen Safian Program and Events Coordinator Natasha Santos Human Resources Director Nazlee Shahidzadeh Development Associate Lyne Sneige Director, Arts & Culture Center Sahar Soleimany Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Policy Alistair Taylor Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, the Policy Center Rebekah Wharton Editor of Digital Publications Scott Zuke Communications Director