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 Staff
Director, Global Risk
Jon Wolfsthal
Nuclear Weapons,
Global Security,
Geopolitics,
Proliferation,
Global Governance
Emerging Technology
Global Security,
Geopolitics,
Proliferation,
Global Governance
Emerging Technology
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Associate Director, Communications
Jonathan Wilson
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Staff Fellow
Joshua Porterfield
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Partnerships Manager, Fiscal Sponsorship Program
Kaltrina Jacimi
Digital Rights & Privacy,
Security Sector Reform (SSR),
Democratic Resilience,
Program & Grants Management
Security Sector Reform (SSR),
Democratic Resilience,
Program & Grants Management
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Director, MetroLab
Kate Garman Burns
State and Local Policy,
Data Governance and AI,
Transportation,
Emerging Technology in Communities
Data Governance and AI,
Transportation,
Emerging Technology in Communities
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Manager, Communications
Kate Kohn
Data Visualization,
Data Analysis,
Social video,
Poasting
Data Analysis,
Social video,
Poasting
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Staff Fellow
Katherine McEldoon
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Communications Manager, Media & PR
Katie McCaskey
media relations,
science communication,
systems thinking & design
science communication,
systems thinking & design
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Associate Director, Clean Energy
Kelly Fleming
Clean Energy,
Clean Transportation,
Clean Fuels,
Science Policy
Clean Transportation,
Clean Fuels,
Science Policy
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Staff Fellow
Lacy Stephens
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Staff Fellow
Laura Edwards-Orr
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Evidence-Based Policy Manager
Leya Mohsin
evidence-based policy,
impact evaluation
impact evaluation
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