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.
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Senior Research Associate, Nuclear Information Project
Mackenzie Knight
Status of Global Nuclear Arsenals,
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament,
Nuclear Policy and Doctrine
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament,
Nuclear Policy and Doctrine
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Staff Fellow
Maggie Beiting
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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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Staff Fellow
Margaret Smith
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AI Safety Policy Entrepreneurship Fellow
Maria Dooling
Emerging Technology;
WMDs and Nonproliferation;
Biosecurity;
Nuclear Security;
National Security
WMDs and Nonproliferation;
Biosecurity;
Nuclear Security;
National Security
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Staff Fellow
Maria Graziani
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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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Staff Fellow
Marlie Wilson
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Associate Director, Nuclear Information Project
Matt Korda
Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament,
Open Source Data Collection,
Global Nuclear Weapons Arsenals,
Missile Defence,
Nuclear-Climate Nexus
Open Source Data Collection,
Global Nuclear Weapons Arsenals,
Missile Defence,
Nuclear-Climate Nexus
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Staff Fellow
Matthew Casper
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Staff Fellow
Maya Duru
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Bioeconomy & Sustainability Fellow
Megan Damico
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