Authors

Marco López

President and CEO, Intermestic Capital
Marco López is the president and CEO of Intermestic Partners, a government affairs and corporate strategy firm that provides strategic business…
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Katie Tobin

Senior Advisor, WestExec Advisors LLC
Katie Tobin is a national security expert with two decades of experience working in government, the private sector, and the United Nations.…
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Clifford Young

President, Ipsos US Public Affairs
Clifford Young is president of Ipsos Public Affairs in the US and leads Ipsos’ global election and political polling risk practice. His research…
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Behnam Taleblu

Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, where he focuses on Iranian security and political issues.…
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Michael Birnbaum

National Security Reporter, The Washington Post
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Carson Viggiano

Public Opinion Intern
Carson Viggiano, based in Nashville, Tennessee, began working with the Council in 2024 as a public opinion and foreign policy intern. A Chancellor…
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Saafya Alnaqib

Public Opinion Intern
Saafya Alnaqib joined the Council in June 2024 as an intern on the public opinion team. She is a sophomore at the College of William & Mary,…
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Devanshi Shah

Public Opinion Intern
Devanshi Shah became an intern with the Council's public opinion team in June 2024. She is currently a junior at the University of Michigan, Ann…
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Rania Boukari

Public Opinion Intern
Rania Boukari joined the Council as an intern with the Public Opinion team in June 2024. Prior to joining the Council, Boukari worked as a…
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Mina Kang

Former Korea Foundation Intern
Mina Kang joined the Council in April 2024 as the Korea Foundation intern on the public opinion team. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, she has…
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