
Program Staff & Fellows
Program Staff

James F. Jeffrey
Chair of the Middle East Program, Slater Family Distinguished Fellow;
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS

Merissa Khurma
Director, Middle East Program

Alexander Farley
Program Associate

Faria Nasruddin
Program Associate, Middle East Program
Yusuf Can
Program Coordinator, Middle East Program
Resident Scholars

Haleh Esfandiari
Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program

Marina Ottaway
Middle East Fellow;
Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

David Ottaway
Middle East Fellow;
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent

Robin Wright
Distinguished Fellow;
Author and columnist for The New Yorker
Author and columnist for The New Yorker
Global Fellows

Rand Ghayad
Global Fellow;
Adjunct Professor, Harvard University; Former International Monetary Fund Economist
Adjunct Professor, Harvard University; Former International Monetary Fund Economist

David Hale
Global Fellow;
Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Former Ambassador to Pakistan, Lebanon, and Jordan
Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Former Ambassador to Pakistan, Lebanon, and Jordan

Taylor Luck
Global Fellow;
Middle East Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor
Middle East Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor

Joe Macaron
Global Fellow

Sola Mahfouz
Global Fellow;
Co-Author, Defiant Dreams
Co-Author, Defiant Dreams

Jamal Nusseibeh
Global Fellow;
CEO & Managing Member, Ramla Capital LLC
CEO & Managing Member, Ramla Capital LLC

Jonathan Shimshoni
Global Fellow;
Research Affiliate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program
Research Affiliate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program

Grace Wermenbol
Global Fellow;
Middle East Specialist, Department of State; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
Middle East Specialist, Department of State; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service