Staff

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

Thomas G. Mahnken

President

Eric Edelman

Counselor

Evan B. Montgomery

Senior Fellow and Director, Research and Studies

Ross Babbage

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

David R. Berke

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Jack Bianchi

Research Fellow

Christopher J. Bowie

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Josh Chang

Analyst

Thane C. Clare

Senior Fellow

David A. Cooper

Non-resident Senior Fellow

Madison Creery

Senior Analyst

Katherine Kjellström Elgin

Fellow

Aidan Li Ping Greer

Research Assistant

Tyler Hacker

Analyst

Robert Haffa

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

David W. Hamon

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Michael A. Hunzeker

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Ivan Kanapathy

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Sameer Lalwani

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Benjamin Lambeth

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Whitney M. McNamara

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

James Mersol

Publications Manager

Meredith Meyers

Office Manager

Tate Nurkin

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Roger M. Poor

Chief Financial Officer

Carl Rehberg

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Joseph Ross

Analyst

Tim Sadov

Research Assistant

Robert E. Schmidle Jr.

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Harrison Schramm

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Travis Sharp

Fellow

Michael Thadani

Development & Communications Coordinator

Jan van Tol

Senior Fellow

Toshi Yoshihara

Senior Fellow