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

Vice President for Research and Studies

Ross Babbage

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

James “Jeb” Benkowski

Fellow

David R. Berke

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Jack Bianchi

Fellow

Katherine Bloomfield

Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Engagement

Christopher J. Bowie

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Tai Ming Cheung

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Christian Chung

Visiting Fellow

Thane C. Clare

Senior Fellow

David A. Cooper

Non-resident Senior Fellow

Katherine E. Dahlstrand

Senior Fellow

Lilly Doninger

Research Assistant

Michael Evans

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Tyler Hacker

Fellow

Robert Haffa

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

David W. Hamon

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Doyle Hodges

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Eleanor S. Hughes

Outreach Associate

Michael A. Hunzeker

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Charlyne Ivory

Office Manager

Ryan Kaufman

Visiting Fellow

Sameer Lalwani

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Benjamin Lambeth

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Kimberly Lehn

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Thomas P. Mahnken

Analyst

Greg Malandrino

Senior Fellow

Commander Aaron Marchant

U.S. Navy Fellow

Whitney M. McNamara

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Casey Nicastro

Senior 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

John Steinmeyer

Intern

Dao Tran

Intern

Jan van Tol

Senior Fellow

Luke Widenhouse

Intern

Toshi Yoshihara

Senior Fellow