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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
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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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Program Associate, Global Risk/Nuclear Information Project
Mackenzie Knight
Status of Global Nuclear Arsenals
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament
Nuclear Policy and Strategy
Nuclear History
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament
Nuclear Policy and Strategy
Nuclear History
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Senior Policy Associate
Maeve Skelly
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Staff Fellow
Maggie Beiting
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Staff Fellow
Mahmoud Abouelnaga
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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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Staff Fellow
Margaret Smith
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Staff Fellow
Maria Graziani
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