Meet the Team

The staff and students who make our work possible.

Leadership

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Honorary Founding Chair

Leadership

Melanne Verveer

Executive Director

Leadership

Carla Koppell

Managing Director

Leadership

Research

Jessica Smith

Director of Research

Research

Jessica Anania

Conflict and Security Fellow

Research

Allida Black

Director, Hillary Rodham Clinton Oral History Project

Research

Rachel George

Research Fellow

Research

Haleema Hasan

Women, Peace and Security Index Research Manager and Lead Author

Research

Vicka Heidt

2025-2026 Hillary Rodham Clinton Research Fellow

Research

S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana

Gender Certificate Coordinator

Research

Anna Tuohey

Project Officer

Research

Rebecca Turkington

Hillary Rodham Clinton Oral History Project Fellow

Research

Policy and Programs

Kimberly (Kim) Hart

Director of Policy and Programs

Policy and Programs

Gihan Elhadidy

Policy Associate

Policy and Programs

Ana Lejava

Senior Policy Officer

Policy and Programs

Tamara Bah

Gender and Climate Security Fellow

External Relations

Sarah Rutherford

Director of External Relations

External Relations

Michelle Snyder Brady

Events Manager

External Relations

Alexandra Gopin

Senior Associate, Communications

External Relations

Colleen McMahon

Senior Associate, External Relations

External Relations

Rebecca Radle

Program Coordinator

External Relations

Helen Rocker

Program Coordinator

External Relations

Finance and Administration

Melissa Shields

Director of Finance and Administration

Finance and Administration

Riya Ou

Operations Support Associate

Finance and Administration

Student Assistants

Jessica Dickinson Goodman

Graduate Research Assistant

Student Assistants

Anya Karumanchi

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Student Assistants

Ava Kawamura

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Student Assistants

Elizabeth Marwick

Graduate Research Assistant

Student Assistants

Laura Montgomery

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Student Assistants

Mary Peplinski

Graduate Research Assistant with Our Secure Future

Student Assistants

Karyna Stepanovych

Undergraduate Policy Assistant

Non-Resident Fellows

Patricia Espinosa

2025 Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

2025 Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows

Michelle J. Howard

2025 Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows

Atifete Jahjaga

2025 Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows

Natalie A. Jaresko

2025 Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow

Donald K. Steinberg

2025 Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows

Beth Van Schaack

2025 Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows

Rangita de Silva de Alwis

Senior Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows

Dr. Robert Egnell

Senior Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows

Akiko Horiba

Senior Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows

Dr. Xanthe Scharff

Senior Non-Resident Fellow

Non-Resident Fellows