Staff

This page includes information on NED's senior staff, including Vice Presidents and Directors.
For questions, see NED's contact page, use our main telephone number at (202) 378-9700,
or e-mail info@ned.org.

Office of the President

Deputy to President for Policy & Strategy
Chief Operating Officer

Government Relations and Public Affairs

Vice President, Government & External Relations
Jane Riley Jacobsen
Director of Public Affairs
Kelly Dougherty
Director of Congressional Relations
Art Kaufman
Director, World Movement for Democracy
Marguerite H. Sullivan
Senior Director,
Center for International Media Assistance

Programs - Africa, Central Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and Caribbean

Vice President, Programs – Africa, Central Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and Caribbean
Senior Director, Africa
Rodger Potocki
Director, Europe & Eurasia
Miriam Kornblith
Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Programs – Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and Multiregional

Vice President, Programs – Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and Multiregional
Brian Joseph
Senior Director, Asia and Multiregional
Laith Kubba
Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa

Programs – Planning, Grants Management, Compliance, and Evaluation

Vice President Programs -Planning, Grants Management, Compliance, and Evaluation
Mike Davis
Senior Director, Grants Administration
Keith Burton
Director of Compliance

Knowledge Management and IT Services

Senior Director of Knowledge Management and Information Technology
Guy Allen Overland
Director, Democracy Resource Center

Finance

Darda Duncan
Interim Senior Director of Finance
Director of Accounting

Human Resources and Administration

Senior Director of Human Resources and Administration

International Forum for Democratic Studies

Vice President, Research & Studies
Codirector, International Forum
Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
Senior Advisor, International Forum
Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
Diego Abente
Deputy Director, International Forum
Director, Fellowship Programs