
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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Staff Fellow
Lauren Croxton
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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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Staff Fellow
Lena Shi
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Policy Associate
Liam Alexander
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Staff Fellow
Lisa Einstein
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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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Scoville Peace Fellow
Mackenzie Knight
Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Nuclear Deterrence
Nuclear Risk in Conflict
Middle East Nuclear Arsenals and Proliferation
Nuclear Deterrence
Nuclear Risk in Conflict
Middle East Nuclear Arsenals and Proliferation
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Senior Policy Associate
Maeve Skelly
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Staff Fellow
Maggie Beiting
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Staff Fellow
Maithreyi Gopalan
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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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