Office of the President

  • Damon Wilson

    President and CEO

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

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  • Sheila Crowley

    Chief Operating Officer

    Sheila Crowley became Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in...

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Programs

  • Brian Joseph

    Vice President, Programs

    Brian Joseph is Vice President for Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy. He served as Director...

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  • Fabiola Cordova

    Senior Director for Programs

    Fabiola Cordova is Senior Director for Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy,

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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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  • John Knaus

    Senior Director, Asia

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

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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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  • 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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  • Amira Maaty

    Senior Director for Middle East North Africa Programs

    Amira Maaty is the Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Programs at the National Endowment...

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  • Samlanchith Chanthavong

    Senior Director, Global Programs

    Samlanchith Chanthavong is the Senior Director of Global Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy.

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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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  • Lynn Lee

    Director for East Asia and Regional Programs

    Lynn Lee is the Director for East Asia and Regional Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy...

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  • 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...

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  • Zoë Reiter

    Director, Combating Kleptocracy

    Zoë Reiter is the Director for Combating Kleptocracy at the National Endowment for Democracy.

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  • Josh Machleder

    Director for Information Space

    Josh Machleder is the Director for Information Space at the National Endowment for Democracy.

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GRANT OPERATIONS AND EVALUATION

  • Nancy Herzog

    Vice President, Grant Operations and Evaluation

    Nancy Herzog is the Vice President, Programs - Grant Operations, and Evaluation at NED.  In this capacity,...

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  • Rebekah Usatin

    Senior Director, Program Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

    Rebekah Usatin is the Senior Director for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning at the National Endowment...

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Operations

  • Rebecca Varghese

    Chief Financial Officer

    Rebecca Varghese joined NED in April 2023. She is an experienced financial leader with over 25 years...

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  • Tenzin Palkyi

    Senior Director for Operations

    Tenzin Palkyi is the Senior Director for Operations at the National Endowment for Democracy.

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International Forum for Democratic Studies

  • 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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  • Will Dobson

    Co-editor, Journal of Democracy

    William J. Dobson is the co-editor of the Journal...

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  • Kevin Sheives

    Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies

    Kevin Sheives serves as the director of the International Forum for Democratic Studies...

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