Meet our staff
For over 75 years, FAS has fostered the voices of world-class experts and early-career researchers alike from a variety of scientific, academic, and professional backgrounds.
meet our Staff
Manager, Communications
Kate Kohn
Data Visualization,
Data Analysis,
Disinformation
Data Analysis,
Disinformation
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Health Equity Intern
Katie Heath
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Policy Associate
Liam Alexander
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Technical Editor
Lyndsey Gray
Space Diplomacy,
U.S. Foreign Policy,
Technology Innovation,
International Commercial Regulation,
Space Debris Mitigation
U.S. Foreign Policy,
Technology Innovation,
International Commercial Regulation,
Space Debris Mitigation
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Scoville Peace Fellow
Mackenzie Knight
Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Nuclear Deterrence
Nuclear Risk in Conflict
Middle East Nuclear Arsenals and Proliferation
Nuclear Deterrence
Nuclear Risk in Conflict
Middle East Nuclear Arsenals and Proliferation
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Senior Policy Associate
Maeve Skelly
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Chief Financial Officer
Manizha Nabieva
Financial Management
Operations Management
Risk Management
Budgets and Contracts Management
Regulatory Compliance
Strategic Planning
Operations Management
Risk Management
Budgets and Contracts Management
Regulatory Compliance
Strategic Planning
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Adjunct Fellow
Marina Nitze
Bureaucracy Hacking,
Child Welfare,
Foster Care,
Crisis Incident Response,
Business Process Engineering
Child Welfare,
Foster Care,
Crisis Incident Response,
Business Process Engineering
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Associate Director, Research & Development and Advanced Industry
Matt Hourihan
Research and Innovation Policy,
R&D Budgets,
U.S. Competitiveness,
Strategic Communications
R&D Budgets,
U.S. Competitiveness,
Strategic Communications
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Senior Research Fellow, Nuclear Information Project
Matt Korda
Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament
Progressive Foreign Policy
Global Nuclear Weapons Arsenals
Missile Defence
Nuclear-Climate Nexus
Progressive Foreign Policy
Global Nuclear Weapons Arsenals
Missile Defence
Nuclear-Climate Nexus
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Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships
Megan McLeish
Fundraising and Stewardship,
Strategic Partnerships,
Strategy Development,
Program Ideation and Scoping
Strategic Partnerships,
Strategy Development,
Program Ideation and Scoping
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Senior Fellow
Melissa Moritz
STEM Education
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