Headquarters Leadership

Headquarters Leadership

This guide offers links and background information on the Institute’s senior staff, including department heads and deputy directors. Use our contact form or dial our main telephone number to reach these and other people working at the Institute: 1-202-728-5500.

Tamara Wittes
Tamara Wittes
President
Seto Akinjiola
Seto Akinjiola
Chief Human Resources Officer
Olya Catto
Olya Catto
Chief Operating Officer
Janella Ferguson
Janella Ferguson
Chief Development Officer
JENNIFER GANEM
JENNIFER GANEM
Counsel
JERRY HARTZ
JERRY HARTZ
Chief Government Relations/Communications Officer
Stephanie Rust
Stephanie Rust
Chief Programs Officer
SANDER SCHULTZ
SANDER SCHULTZ
Chief Financial Officer
Manpreet Singh Anand
Manpreet Singh Anand
Regional Director for Asia-Pacific
Daniel Arnaudo
Daniel Arnaudo
Senior Advisor
SEF ASHIAGBOR
SEF ASHIAGBOR
Deputy Director, Peace, Climate And Democratic Resilience
AARON AZELTON
AARON AZELTON
Director of Citizen Participation and Inclusion
Gemima Neves Barlow
Gemima Neves Barlow
Deputy Regional Director for Southern and East Africa
ROBERT BENJAMIN
ROBERT BENJAMIN
Senior Associate and Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe Programs
Julia Brothers
Julia Brothers
Deputy Director for Elections Programs
Dr. Eva Busza
Dr. Eva Busza
Regional Director for Eurasia
LESLIE CAMPBELL
LESLIE CAMPBELL
Senior Associate and Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa Programs
MATT DIPPELL
MATT DIPPELL
Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Programs
JEFFREY ENGLAND
JEFFREY ENGLAND
Deputy Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa Programs
CHRISTOPHER FOMUNYOH
CHRISTOPHER FOMUNYOH
Senior Associate for Africa, and Senior Advisor to the President
KATIE FOX
KATIE FOX
Deputy Regional Director for Eurasia
RAISSA TATAD-HAZELL
RAISSA TATAD-HAZELL
Deputy Regional Director for Asia Programs
ROBERT HURD
ROBERT HURD
Director for Program Development
RICHARD L KLEIN
RICHARD L KLEIN
Director of Elections Programs
PATRICK MERLOE
PATRICK MERLOE
Strategic Advisor
Slobodan Milic
Slobodan Milic
SENIOR ADVISOR FOR POLITICAL PARTY PROGRAMS
SOPHIA MOESTRUP
SOPHIA MOESTRUP
Deputy Regional Director for Central and West Africa Programs
Nadezhda Mouzykina
Nadezhda Mouzykina
Deputy Regional Director FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE PROGRAMS
Birgitta Ohlsson
Birgitta Ohlsson
Director, Political Parties
Lisa Oliveri
Lisa Oliveri
Director of Global Risk Management, Security, and Operations
Wael Mickail
Wael Mickail
Director, Digital Communication
Mario Mitre
Mario Mitre
SENIOR ADVISOR For Elections Programs
Sarah Moulton
Sarah Moulton
Deputy Director for Democracy and Technology
Dickson Omondi
Dickson Omondi
Regional Director for Southern and East Africa
Kristen Sample
Kristen Sample
Director of Democratic Governance
LINDA STERN
LINDA STERN
Director Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Sophia Toumbalakis
Sophia Toumbalakis
Director of Program Coordination
Deborah Ullmer
Deborah Ullmer
Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Programs
Lauren Van Metre
Lauren Van Metre
Director, Peace, Climate and Democratic Resilience
Moira Whelan
Moira Whelan
Director for Democracy and Technology