Staff

Our experts include military veterans representing the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, with over 130 years of cumulative experience in joint military operations. The staff also includes experts who have served in senior level policymaking positions within the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the National Security Council.

Thomas G. Mahnken

President

Eric Edelman

Counselor

John Guzman

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Evan B. Montgomery

Senior Fellow and Director, Research and Studies

Ross Babbage

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

James “Jeb” Benkowski

Fellow

David R. Berke

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Jack Bianchi

Fellow

Christopher J. Bowie

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Tai Ming Cheung

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Thane C. Clare

Senior Fellow

David A. Cooper

Non-resident Senior Fellow

Katherine E. Dahlstrand

Fellow

Michael Evans

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Tyler Hacker

Research Fellow

Robert Haffa

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

David W. Hamon

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Doyle Hodges

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Eleanor S. Hughes

Research Assistant

Michael A. Hunzeker

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Charlyne Ivory

Office Manager

Sameer Lalwani

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Benjamin Lambeth

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Kimberly Lehn

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Thomas P. Mahnken

Research Assistant

Greg Malandrino

Senior Fellow

Whitney M. McNamara

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Casey Nicastro

Analyst

Tate Nurkin

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Carl Rehberg

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Joseph Ross

Analyst

Robert E. Schmidle Jr.

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Travis Sharp

Senior Fellow

Jan van Tol

Senior Fellow

Toshi Yoshihara

Senior Fellow