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
Policy Intern, AI and Emerging Tech
Mingyan (Iris) Liu
Technology Policy,
Transparency & Algorithmic Bias,
Data Science,
Mathematics
Associate, Grants and Development
Nana Akua Brookman
non-profit coordination,
inclusive development
Staff Fellow
Noel Bielaczyc
Senior Fellow
Peter Bonner
Senior Manager, State and Local Innovation
Rose Mische Commins
Civic Innovation,
Community Partnerships,
Local Government
Manager, People and Culture
Saliha Lorenz
Human Resources Processes,
Employment Relations and Management
Senior Advisor, Biosecurity and Global Risk
Sam Weiss Evans
Staff Fellow
Sara Elazan
Staff Fellow
Sarah Smith
Consultant, State and Local Innovation
Stefania Di Mauro-Nava
Program Management,
Local Government,
Universities,
Partnerships
Legal Extern, State and Local Innovation
Stephen Badea
Climate Change,
Law and Policy
Senior Operations Associate
Taylor Passine