WHO WE ARE

Wally Adeyemo served as Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics (2015-2017).  He is a Senior Advisor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Rear Admiral (Ret.) Barnett served as Deputy Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and the Pentagon's Director of Naval Education and Training.

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Jeremy Bash served as Chief of Staff of the CIA (2009-2011) and Defense Department (2011-2013).

Rand Beers served as Deputy Homeland Security Advisor (2014-2015).

Representative Howard Berman served as a Member of Congress (1983-2013).

Tony Blinken served as Deputy Secretary of State (2015-2017) and as Deputy National Security Advisor (2013-2015). He is a Managing Director of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and a Co-Founder of WestExec Advisors.

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Barbara Boxer served as a U.S. Senator (1993-2017) and previously as a U.S. Representative (1983-1993) from the state of California.

Mike Breen is President and CEO of the Truman Center and Truman National Security Project.

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Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety served as the Representative of the United States to the African Union (2013-2015).

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Rosa Brooks served as Counselor to the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.

Ambassador Nicholas Burns served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2005-2008). He is currently the Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

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Ambassador Bill Burns is President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He most recently served as Deputy Secretary of State (2011-2014).

Kurt Campbell served as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific (2009-2013). He is the Chairman of the Center for a New American Security.

Joe Cirincione is President of the Ploughshares Fund.

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Senator Daschle is Chair of the Board of Directors at the Center for American Progress, Vice-Chair for the National Democratic Institute and a co-founder of the Bipartisan Policy Center.

Brian Deese served as a Senior Advisor to President Obama (2015-2017). He is a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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Tom Donilon most recently served as National Security Advisor (2010-2013).

Mieke Eoyang is the Vice President for the National Security Program at Third Way.

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Katie Fallon served as White House Legislative Director (2013-2016).

Dan Feldman served as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (2014-2015).

Jon Finer served as Director of Policy Planning and Chief of Staff at the State Department (2016-2017).

Michele Flournoy most recently served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2009-2012). She co-founded the Center for a New American Security and WestExec Advisors.

Mark Gallogly served on President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (2009-2013). He is a Managing Principal of Centerbridge Partners.

Suzy George served as the Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the National Security Council staff (2014-2017).

Phil Gordon served as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2009-13) and Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf (2013-15).  

From 2014 to 2017, Ambassador Hachigian served as the second U.S. Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Avril Haines served as Deputy National Security Advisor (2015-2017) and as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2013-2015). She is a Senior Fellow at Columbia Law School.

Dr. Kathleen Hicks served as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense and Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2009-2013). She is a Senior Vice President of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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Heather Hurlburt directs the New Models of Policy Change initiative at New America. She served at the State Department, Congressional Helsinki Commission, and as Special Assistant and Speechwriter to President Clinton.

Dana Hyde served as the CEO of the Millenium Challenge Corporation (2014-2017).

Dr. Colin Kahl served as National Security Advisor to Vice President Biden (2014-2017). He is a Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Strategic Consultant at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.

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Juliette Kayyem served as Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Intergovernmental Affairs (2009-2010). She is the Faculty Chair, Homeland Security Program, at Harvard's Kennedy School.

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Harold Hongju Koh served as the State Department Legal Adviser (2009-2013). He is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School.

Kelly Magsamen is Vice President for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress. She served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (2014-2017).

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Alejandro Mayorkas served as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (2013-2016).

Denis McDonough served as White House Chief of Staff (2013-2017). He is Senior Principal with the Markle Foundation.

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Eric Mindich is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Eton Park Capital Management.

Cecilia Muñoz most recently served as the Director of the Domestic Policy Council (2012-2017). She is Vice President, Public Interest Technology and Local Initiatives at New America.

Scott Nathan served as Associate Director at the Office of Management and Budget (2015-2017). He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Tom Nides served as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources (2011-2013).

Michelle Nunn is president and CEO of CARE USA, a leading global poverty-fighting organization.

Jim O’Brien served as Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs (2015-2017).

Matt Olsen served as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (2011-2014).

Maria Otero served as Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (2009-2013).

Tom Perriello served as a Member of Congress (2009-2011) and as Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes and the Congo-Kinshasa (2015-2016).

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Ambassador Samantha Power served as U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2013-2017).

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Jen Psaki served as White House Communications Director (2015-2017). She is the Vice President for Communications and Strategy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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Penny Pritzker served as Secretary of Commerce (2013-2017). She is the Chairman and Founder of PSP Partners. 

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Steve Ricchetti served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden (2013-2017). He is a Managing Director of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.

Ambassador Susan E. Rice most recently served as National Security Advisor (2013-2017). She currently is a Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow at American University and a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center.

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.Ambassador Cathy Russell served as the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues (2013-2017).

Ambassador Dan Shapiro served as U.S. Ambassador to Israel (2011-2017).

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Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman most recently served as Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs (2011-2015). She is a Senior Fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

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Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall most recently served as the Deputy Secretary of Energy (2014-2017). She is a Senior Fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

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Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter served as the Director of Policy Planning for the State Department (2009-2011). She is the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.

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Julie Smith served as Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Biden (2012-2013). She directs the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security.

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Jim Steinberg served as Deputy Secretary of State (2009-2011). He is a professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School.

Todd Stern served as the Special Envoy for Climate Change (2009-2016).

Mona Sutphen served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy (2009-2011).

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield served as the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs (2013-2017).

Executive Director

Jeff served as Special Assistant to President Obama for National Security Affairs, Senior Director for the Middle East on the National Security Council, and as Deputy National Security Advisor and senior Asia advisor to Vice President Biden.  He is a Senior Fellow of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, and a graduate of Yale Law School.

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Director of Strategy and Government Affairs

Rebecca served as Special Assistant to President Obama for Legislative Affairs and on the National Security Council staff. She worked previously at the State Department and as an aide to Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD). She began her career as a researcher in West and Central Africa.

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Director of Policy and Communications

Ned served as Special Assistant to President Obama for National Security Affairs and as the National Security Council Spokesperson. He previously was a senior analyst at the CIA and currently is an NBC News Analyst and Contributor and Lecturer at George Washington University.

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Director of Advocacy and Campaigns

Dan has worked on both state and national issue advocacy and electoral campaigns.  During the Obama Administration, he served in the Department of Defense and the White House.

Associate Director of Policy

Brett most recently served as an aide to Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). She earned her doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.

Associate Director of Communications and Campaigns

Leo is a Navy veteran with years of experience in state and national issue advocacy and electoral campaigns. During the Obama Administration, he served in the Department of Defense and in each branch of the military services.

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Digital Associate

Whitney most recently was Associate Director of Digital Communications at the Atlantic Council. She is a graduate of UCLA.

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Research Associate

Ashley most recently worked at Edelman and previously interned at Hillary for America. She is a graduate of Northwestern University with additional study at Peking University and Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Policy Fellow and Advisor

Naz served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Global Managing Partner of McKinsey. He is a graduate of Stanford Law School and holds an M.Phil. in International Relations and Politics from the University of Cambridge.

Senior Advisor

Caroline served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Legislative Affairs on the National Security Council.

Senior Advisor

Ariana served as Speechwriter to Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah. She is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.

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Senior Advisor

Terry served as Special Assistant to President Obama for National Security Affairs, Senior Director of Speechwriting at the National Security Council, and Deputy Director of White House Speechwriting.

Senior Advisor

Tess served as Special Assistant to President Obama, Associate Counsel to the President, and Deputy Legal Adviser to the National Security Council.  She previously served at the State Department as Special Assistant to the Legal Adviser and Attorney Adviser for Political-Military Affairs.

Senior Advisor

Andrew served as Senior Director for Global Engagement at the National Security Council and as a Senior Advisor at the State Department (2009-2013).