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
Hernán Colmenero
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Associate Director, Science Policy
Irene Ngun
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Senior Manager
Jacob Robertson
Nuclear Power,
Policy Engagement & Advocacy,
Nonprofit Management
Policy Engagement & Advocacy,
Nonprofit Management
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Wildfire Policy Specialist
James Campbell
Government Affairs,
Regulatory Law,
Climate & Environment Policy
Regulatory Law,
Climate & Environment Policy
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Executive Assistant
Janet Abubo O’Brien-Kumi
corporate communications,
event management
event management
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Chief Science Officer
Jedidah Isler
Science & Technology Policy,
Equity in Science & Technology,
S&T Talent Development,
Bright Futures
Equity in Science & Technology,
S&T Talent Development,
Bright Futures
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Staff Fellow
Jenna Saunders
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Senior Fellow
Jennifer Erickson
Innovation,
Organ Donation Policy,
Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship,
U.K./Scotland Economic Policy/Politics
Organ Donation Policy,
Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship,
U.K./Scotland Economic Policy/Politics
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Senior Fellow
Jennifer Pahlka
State capacity,
Government innovation
Government innovation
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Senior Manager, Environmental and Climate Policy
Jessica Blackband
Environmental policy,
wildfire,
federal permitting
wildfire,
federal permitting
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Staff Fellow
Jillian Dy
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Director of Government Capacity
Jim Thompson
Public-Private Partnerships;
Procurement;
Open-Innovation;
Design-Thinking;
National Security
Procurement;
Open-Innovation;
Design-Thinking;
National Security
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