Meet the staff

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 experts
Associate Director, Clean Energy
Kelly Fleming
Clean Energy,
Clean Transportation,
Clean Fuels,
Science Policy
Policy Entrepreneurship Fellow
Korica Simon
Lacy Stephens brings systems-oriented and equity-centered approaches to public health and food system challenges.
Staff Fellow
Lacy Stephens
Laura Edwards-Orr, Senior Agricultural Marketing Specialist Impact Fellow, has worked in support of thriving, equitable, regional food systems over several decades.
Staff Fellow
Laura Edwards-Orr
Staff Fellow
Lauren Croxton
Policy Entrepreneurship Fellow
Lauren Manning
Finance,
Food & Agriculture,
Law & Policy,
Farming & Ranching
Staff Fellow
Lena Shi
Evidence-Based Policy Manager
Leya Mohsin
evidence-based policy,
impact evaluation
Staff Fellow
Lisa Einstein
Technical Editor
Lyndsey Gray
Space Diplomacy,
U.S. Foreign Policy,
Technology Innovation,
International Commercial Regulation,
Space Debris Mitigation
mackenzie knight
Senior Research Associate, Nuclear Information Project
Mackenzie Knight
Status of Global Nuclear Arsenals,
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament,
Nuclear Policy and Doctrine
Staff Fellow
Maggie Beiting