Program Staff & Fellows
Program Staff
James F. Jeffrey
Chair of the Middle East Program, Slater Family Distinguished Fellow;
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Merissa Khurma
Former Director, Middle East Program
Alexander Farley
Program Associate, Middle East Program
Faria Nasruddin
Former Program Associate, Middle East Program
Yusuf Can
Former Program Coordinator, Middle East Program
Resident Scholars
Haleh Esfandiari
Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program聽
Marina Ottaway
Middle East Fellow;
Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
David Ottaway
Middle East Fellow;
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent
Robin Wright
Distinguished Fellow;
Author聽and columnist for The New Yorker
Author聽and columnist for The New Yorker
Global Fellows
Negah Angha
Global Fellow聽
Rand Ghayad
Global Fellow;
Adjunct Professor, Harvard University;聽Former International Monetary Fund聽Economist
Adjunct Professor, Harvard University;聽Former International Monetary Fund聽Economist
David Hale
Distinguished Fellow, 浪花直播;
Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Former聽Ambassador to Pakistan,聽Lebanon, and Jordan
Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Former聽Ambassador to Pakistan,聽Lebanon, and Jordan
Violette Khairallah
Global Fellow;
Former Minister of State for the Economic Empowerment of Women and Youth, Lebanon
Former Minister of State for the Economic Empowerment of Women and Youth, Lebanon
Taylor Luck
Global Fellow;
Middle East Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor
Middle East Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor
Joe Macaron
Global Fellow
Sola Mahfouz
Global Fellow;
Co-Author, Defiant Dreams
Co-Author, Defiant Dreams
Jamal Nusseibeh
Global Fellow;
CEO & Managing Member, Ramla Capital LLC 聽 聽
CEO & Managing Member, Ramla Capital LLC 聽 聽
Jonathan Shimshoni
Global Fellow;
Research Affiliate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program
Research Affiliate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program
Grace Wermenbol
Global Fellow;
Middle East Specialist, Department of State; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
Middle East Specialist, Department of State; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service