Authors

Roseanna Ander

Executive Director, University of Chicago Crime Lab

Roseanna Ander serves as the founding executive director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, which was launched in the spring of 2008 in…

Senior Research Scientist, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System

Ikbel Achour is passionate about translating cutting-edge science into patient care. She is a senior research scientist in genomics and molecular…

Cofounder, Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen

Alongside his father and brother, Amer Abdullah launched the Cedars restaurant in 2001. Shortly thereafter, a fast-casual child of Cedars named…

Founder and Managing Director, MacroPolo

Damien Ma is the founder and managing director of MacroPolo, the Paulson Institute's think tank, and teaches as adjunct faculty at…

Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute and Senior Fellow, Center for China Analysis

Rorry Daniels is the managing director of the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), leading strategy and operations…

Deputy Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland

Sonja Hyland is Ireland's Deputy Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Her previous roles include political director of the Department…

Author and Historian

Director, Institutional Giving

Valerie McMakin joined the Council in 2025 as the director for institutional giving. Before joining the Council, McMakin was Chief of Staff for…

Diplomatic Correspondent, POLITICO

Felicia Schwartz is the diplomatic correspondent at POLITICO. In this role, Felicia has a broad mandate to cover US foreign policy in conventional…

Non-Resident Fellow, Democratic Resilience Program, Center for European Policy Analysis

Elina Beketova is a non-resident fellow with the Democratic Resilience Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). She currently…