Experts

• Damon Wilson

  President & CEO

  Damon Wilson is President and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), an independent, nonprofit,...

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• Brian Joseph

  Vice President, Programs

  Brian Joseph is Vice President for Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy. ...

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• Leslie Aun

  Vice President of Communications and Public Engagement

  Leslie Aun brings more than two decades of global experience from both the corporate and nonprofit sectors...

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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...

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• Will Dobson

  Coeditor, Journal of Democracy

  William J. Dobson is the coeditor of the Journal...

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• Assia Ivantcheva

  Senior Director, Europe

  Assia Ivantcheva is the senior director for the Europe program at the National Endowment for...

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• 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...

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• Christopher Walker

  Vice President for Studies and Analysis

  Christopher Walker is Vice President for Studies and Analysis at the National Endowment for Democracy....

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• Miriam Lanskoy

  Senior Director, Russia and Eurasia

  Miriam Lanskoy is Senior Director for Russia and Eurasia at the National Endowment for...

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• 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...

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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...

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• Dave Peterson

  Senior Director, Africa

  Dave Peterson is the Senior Director of the Africa Program of the National Endowment...

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• John Knaus

  Senior Director, Asia

  John Knaus is the Senior Director for Asia at the National Endowment Democracy (NED),...

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• Carl Gershman

  Former President of the National Endowment for Democracy (1983-2021)

  Carl Gershman is President of the National Endowment for Democracy, a private, congressionally...

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• Larry Diamond

  Co-Chair, International Forum for Democratic Studies Research Council

  Larry Diamond is the founding coeditor of the Journal of Democracy...

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