Staff Resources
Carl Gershman
President :: BIO
Areas of Expertise: Democracy Assistance – Global; International Democratic Cooperation
Larry Diamond
Senior Advisor, International Forum; Coeditor, Journal of Democracy :: BIO
Nadia M. Diuk
Vice President, Programs – Africa, Central Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and Caribbean :: BIO
Areas of Expertise: Ukraine, Russia, states of the former Soviet Union
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian
Louisa Greve
Vice President, Programs – Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and Global :: BIO
Areas of Expertise: East Asia, China
Languages: Chinese
Barbara Haig
Deputy to the President for Policy and Strategy :: BIO
Area of Expertise: Democracy Assistance - Global
Brian Joseph
Senior Director, Asia and Global :: BIO
Areas of Expertise: Burma, Pakistan, South Asia
Miriam Kornblith
Director, Latin America and the Caribbean
Areas of Expertise: Latin America, Venezuela
Languages: Spanish
Laith Kubba
Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa
Areas of Expertise: Middle East, Iraq, Islam and Democracy
Languages: Arabic, French
David E. Lowe
Vice President, Government & External Relations :: BIO
Dave Peterson
Senior Director, Africa :: BIO
Areas of Expertise: Sub-Sahara Africa
Marc F. Plattner
Vice President, Research & Studies :: BIO
Codirector, International Forum; Coeditor, Journal of Democracy
Languages: French
Rodger Potocki
Director, Europe & Eurasia
Areas of Expertise: Eastern Europe, Cross-border Democracy Assistance
Languages: Polish, Russian
Mark Nelson
Senior Director, Center for International Media Assistance
Areas of Expertise: International Media Assistance, Independent Media, Press Freedom
To contact a staff expert, or for more information on NED programs, events and publications, please contact:
Jane Riley Jacobsen,
Director, Public Affairs
202-378-9700
jane@ned.org