
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
Director, Middle East Program

Alexander Farley
Program Associate, Middle East Program

Faria Nasruddin
Program Associate, Middle East Program
Yusuf Can
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
Global Fellow;
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