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
Staff Fellow
Katherine McEldoon
Communications Manager, Media & PR
Katie McCaskey
media relations,
science communication,
systems thinking & design
Associate Director, Clean Energy
Kelly Fleming
Clean Energy,
Clean Transportation,
Clean Fuels,
Science Policy
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
Evidence-Based Policy Manager
Leya Mohsin
evidence-based policy,
impact evaluation
Senior Advisor, Government Capacity
Loren DeJonge Schulman
Government Capacity,
Talent,
Government Innovation
Fellow, Digital Services Alumni
Luke Farrell
Public Interest Technology,
State Capacity,
Economic Mobility,
Crisis Response
mackenzie knight
Senior Research Associate, Nuclear Information Project
Mackenzie Knight-Boyle
Status of Global Nuclear Arsenals,
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament,
Nuclear Policy and Doctrine
Staff Fellow
Maggie Beiting
Margaret Smith is an Agricultural Marketing Specialist Impact Fellow with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Staff Fellow
Margaret Smith
AI Safety Policy Entrepreneurship Fellow
Maria Dooling
Emerging Technology,
WMDs and Nonproliferation,
Biosecurity,
Nuclear Security,
National Security