Staff
This page includes information on NED's senior staff, including Vice Presidents and Directors.
For questions, see NED's contact page, use our main telephone number at (202) 378-9700,
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Office of the President
President
Deputy to the President for Policy & Strategy
Chief Operating Officer
Government Relations and Public Affairs
Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs
Jane Riley Jacobsen
Senior Director of Public Affairs
Kelly Dougherty
Director of Congressional Relations
Art Kaufman
Senior Director, World Movement for Democracy
Center for International Media Assistance
Mark Nelson
Senior Director
Programs - Africa, Central Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and Caribbean
Vice President, Programs – Africa, Central Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and Caribbean
Senior Director, Africa
Senior Director, Europe
Director, Latin America and the Caribbean
Director, Russia and Eurasia
Programs – Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and Global
Vice President, Programs – Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and Global
Senior Director, Asia and Global
Laith Kubba
Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa
Programs – Planning, Grants Management, Compliance, and Evaluation
Vice President Programs -Planning, Grants Management, Compliance, and Evaluation
Keith Burton
Senior Director of Compliance
Myriam Fizazi-Hawkins
Director, Grantmaking Resource Center
Nancy Herzog
Senior Director, Grants Administration
Knowledge Management and IT Services
Senior Director of Knowledge Management and Information Technology
Finance
Darda Duncan
Senior Director of Finance
Human Resources and Administration
Senior Director of Human Resources and Administration
International Forum for Democratic Studies
Vice President, Research & Studies
Co-Chair of the Research Council, International Forum for Democratic Studies
Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
Co-Chair of the Research Council, International Forum for Democratic Studies
Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
Co-Chair of the Research Council, International Forum for Democratic Studies
Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
Executive Director, International Forum
Senior Director, Fellowship Programs
Phil Costopoulus
Executive Editor/Director, Journal of Democracy