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Spencer Boyer

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy, US Department of Defense

Spencer P. Boyer is the deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy at the US Department of Defense. In this role, he is…

Former US Representative

Will Hurd is a former Republican member of Congress (TX-23), cybersecurity executive, and officer in the CIA. For two decades, he’s been involved…

Vice Mayor, Athens, Greece

Katerina Gagaki is the vice mayor for social solidarity and civil society in Athens. She was first elected in 2019 as a…

Deputy Mayor, Tirana, Albania

Anuela Ristani is the deputy mayor of international affairs and sustainable development in Tirana, Albania. She joined the city in 2015 as its…

Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor of History, University of Miami

Robin Bachin is the Charlton W. Tebeau Associate Professor of History and assistant provost for civic and community engagement at the University…

CNRS Research Director, Centre de Sciences Humaines, Delhi

Stéphanie Tawa Lama is a CNRS research director at the Centre de Sciences Humaines, Delhi. She studies contemporary Indian democracy through four…

Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI; Regional Director, ICLEI Africa

Kobie Brand is the deputy secretary general of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, regional director of ICLEI Africa, and global…

Head of Democracy Innovation, National Conference on Citizenship

Matt Leighninger is the head of democracy innovation at the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), a congressionally chartered non-profit…

CEO and Executive Director, National League of Cities

Clarence E. Anthony is CEO and executive director of the National League of Cities, the largest and oldest organization representing America’s…

President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Heather A. Conley is president of the German Marshall Fund. Previously, she was the senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic at…