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
Staff Fellow
Laura Edwards-Orr
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Policy Entrepreneurship Fellow
Lauren Manning
Finance,
Food & Agriculture,
Law & Policy,
Farming & Ranching
Food & Agriculture,
Law & Policy,
Farming & Ranching
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Evidence-Based Policy Manager
Leya Mohsin
evidence-based policy,
impact evaluation
impact evaluation
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Staff Fellow
Lijun Chen
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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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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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