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
Associate Director, Research & Development and Advanced Industry
Matt Hourihan
Research and Innovation Policy,
R&D Budgets,
U.S. Competitiveness,
Strategic Communications
R&D Budgets,
U.S. Competitiveness,
Strategic Communications
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Senior Research Fellow, Nuclear Information Project
Matt Korda
Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament
Progressive Foreign Policy
Global Nuclear Weapons Arsenals
Missile Defence
Nuclear-Climate Nexus
Progressive Foreign Policy
Global Nuclear Weapons Arsenals
Missile Defence
Nuclear-Climate Nexus
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Staff Fellow
Maura Shenker
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Staff Fellow
Maya Duru
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Bioeconomy & Sustainability Fellow
Megan Damico
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Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships
Megan McLeish
Fundraising and Stewardship,
Strategic Partnerships,
Strategy Development,
Program Ideation and Scoping
Strategic Partnerships,
Strategy Development,
Program Ideation and Scoping
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Director, Regional Entrepreneurship
Melissa Roberts Chapman
Inclusive Ecosystem Building,
Entrepreneurship Support & Capital Access,
State and Local Policy,
Impact Measurement and Evaluation,
Cluster-Based Economic Development,
Burnt Ends
Entrepreneurship Support & Capital Access,
State and Local Policy,
Impact Measurement and Evaluation,
Cluster-Based Economic Development,
Burnt Ends
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Staff Fellow
Mia Finley
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Staff Fellow
Michael Klein
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Staff Fellow
Michelle Neuman
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Staff Fellow
Michelle Rippy
Program Evaluation
Law Enforcement
Forensic Science
Criminal Investigations
Law Enforcement
Forensic Science
Criminal Investigations
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Staff Fellow
Miriam Goldstein
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