Our Team

We unite technology and policy leaders to create actionable solutions to emerging security challenges

IST Leadership

Philip Reiner

Chief Executive Officer

Megan Stifel

Chief Operating Officer

Steven M. Kelly

President, Technology and Strategic Stability

Nicholas Leiserson

President, Cybersecurity

Core Team

Daniel G. Alvarez

Program Coordinator

Trista Aultman

Deputy Director of People and Culture

Aaron Brunmeier

Senior Director of Operations

Gigi Flores Bustamante

Senior Associate for Future of Digital Security

Nicole Carocci

Senior Executive Assistant & Event Coordinator

Joshua Corman

Executive in Residence for Public Safety & Resilience

Anna Nickelson

Fellow for Multi-Agent AI Risk & Policy

Brandon Cortino

Senior Associate for Nuclear Policy

Emma Hollingsworth

Senior Director of Development and Partnerships

Lillian Ilsley-Greene

Senior Associate for Communications

Krystal Jackson

Director for AI Security

Sarah Karlen

Operations Assistant, Cyber and Critical Infrastructure

Michael Klein

Senior Director for Preparedness and Response

Kangkyu Lee

Deputy Director for Technology and Geopolitics in Asia

Larissa Alves Lozano

Operations Assistant, Strategic Stability

Sophia Mauro

Senior Director of Strategic Communications

Nikki Mays

Senior Director of Human Resources

Sylvia Mishra

Director of Nuclear Policy

Catherine Murphy

Senior Associate for Nuclear Policy

Jennifer Tang

Senior Associate for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies

Mariami Tkeshelashvili

Director for Artificial Intelligence Security Policy

Gabrielle Tran

Senior Associate for Technology and Society

Ritika Verma

Associate for Artificial Intelligence Security Policy

Elizabeth Vish

Senior Director for International Cyber Engagement

Taylor White

Multimedia and Communications Senior Analyst

Adjunct Advisors

Brian Abeyta

Adjunct Senior Artificial Intelligence Policy Advisor

Chloe Autio

Adjunct Artificial Intelligence Policy Advisor

Bryson Bort

Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor

Michael Brown

Distinguished Senior Fellow

Dr. Steven Burns, P.E.

Senior Advisor for Energy & National Security

Jack Cable

Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor

Eric Davis

Fractional SVP for Technology Trust, Safety, and Security

Jen Ellis

Adjunct Senior Policy Advisor

Adam Flatley

Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor

Dr. Allan Friedman

Senior Adjunct Technical Advisor

David F. Helvey

Distinguished Fellow for Defense Strategy and Indo-Pacific Security

Peter Henderson

Technical Advisor, ML and U.S. NC3

Rebecca Hersman

Distinguished Senior Fellow

Jonah Force Hill

Adjunct Senior Advisor for Quantum Technology

Elsa B. Kania

Policy Advisor

Louie Kangeter

Adjunct Artificial Intelligence Policy Advisor

Fatima Faisal Khan

Senior Adjunct Advisor for Artificial Intelligence and Religion

Jason Kikta

Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor

Rob Knake

Senior Adjunct Policy Advisor

Dr. Bilyana Lilly

Adjunct Senior Policy Advisor for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

Dominic Rizzo

Senior Fellow for Secure Hardware and Supply Chain Trust

Marc Rogers

Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor

Tiffany Saade

Adjunct Cyber and Artificial Intelligence Policy Fellow

Pavneet Singh

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Strategic Competition

Alyssa Lefaivre Škopac

Senior Policy Advisor for Responsible AI

Suhas Subrahmanyam

Technology Policy Advisor

Lauren Zabierek

Senior Adjunct Advisor