Office of the President
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Damon Wilson
President and CEO
Damon Wilson is President and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), an independent, nonprofit,... -
Sheila Crowley
Chief Operating Officer
Sheila Crowley became Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in... -
Anne Tsai Bennett
Chief of Staff
Anne Tsai Bennett became Chief of Staff of the National Endowment for Democracy...
Government Relations and Communications
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Kirsten D. Madison
Vice President of Government Relations
Kirsten D. Madison has over 25 years of government service with the House and Senate, National Security...
Programs
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Brian Joseph
Vice President, Programs
Brian Joseph is Vice President for Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy. He served as Director... -
Assia Ivantcheva
Senior Director, Europe
Assia Ivantcheva is the senior director for the Europe program at the National Endowment for... -
John Knaus
Senior Director, Asia
John Knaus is the Senior Director for Asia at the National Endowment Democracy (NED),... -
Miriam Kornblith
Senior Director, Latin America and the Caribbean
Miriam Kornblith is Senior Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the National Endowment for... -
Miriam Lanskoy
Senior Director, Russia and Eurasia
Miriam Lanskoy is Senior Director for Russia and Eurasia at the National Endowment for... -
Amira Maaty
Senior Director for Middle East North Africa Programs
Amira Maaty is the Senior Director for Middle East North Africa Programs at the National Endowment for... -
Samlanchith Chanthavong
Senior Director, Global Programs
Samlanchith Chanthavong is the Senior Director of Global Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy. -
Dave Peterson
Senior Director, Africa
Dave Peterson is the Senior Director of the Africa Program of the National Endowment... -
Daniel O’Maley
Director for Technology and Democracy
Daniel O’Maley is the Director for Technology and Democracy at NED, where he leads efforts to foster... -
Zoë Reiter
Director, Combating Kleptocracy
Zoë Reiter is the Director for Combating Kleptocracy at the National Endowment for Democracy. -
Josh Machleder
Director for Information Space
Josh Machleder is the Director for Information Space at the National Endowment for Democracy.
GRANT OPERATIONS AND EVALUATION
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Nancy Herzog
Vice President, Grant Operations and Evaluation
Nancy Herzog is the Vice President, Programs - Grant Operations, and Evaluation at NED. In this capacity,... -
Myriam Fizazi-Hawkins
Senior Director, Grantmaking Resource Center
Myriam Fizazi-Hawkins is the Director, Grantmaking Resource Center, at NED. In this capacity, she leads... -
Rebekah Usatin
Senior Director, Program Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Rebekah Usatin is the Senior Director for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning at the National Endowment...
Operations
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Tenzin Palkyi
Senior Director for Operations
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Rebecca Varghese
Chief Financial Officer
Rebecca Varghese joined NED in April 2023. She is an experienced financial leader with over 25 years...
International Forum for Democratic Studies
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Will Dobson
Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
William J. Dobson is the coeditor of the Journal... -
Christopher Walker
Vice President for Studies and Analysis
Christopher Walker is Vice President for Studies and Analysis at the National Endowment for Democracy,... -
Zerxes Spencer
Director, Fellowship Programs
Zerxes Spencer is Director of Fellowship Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy. In this... -
John K. Glenn
Senior Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies
John K. Glenn is senior director of the International Forum for Democratic Studies, where he oversees...
Center for International Media Assistance
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Nick Benequista
Senior Director, Center for International Media Assistance
Nick Benequista is senior director of the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), a global...
World Movement for Democracy
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Ryota Jonen
Director, World Movement for Democracy
As the Director for the World Movement, Ryota Jonen leads a global network of democracy activists,...
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