Our Team

We design and advance solutions to the world’s toughest emerging security threats

IST Leadership

Philip Reiner

Chief Executive Officer

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Megan Stifel

Chief Strategy Officer

Steve Kelly

Chief Trust Officer

Core Team

Trista Aultman

Executive Assistant

Gigi Flores Bustamante

Future of Digital Security Associate

Nicole Carocci

Senior Executive Assistant & Event Coordinator

Joshua Corman

Executive in Residence for Public Safety & Resilience

Taylor Grossman

Director for Digital Security

Emma Hollingsworth

Director of Development and Partnerships

Tory Igoe

Future of Digital Security Associate

Lillian Ilsley-Greene

Communications Associate

Michael Klein

Senior Director for Preparedness and Response

Fatima Faisal Khan

Associate for Ecosystem Trust & Safety

Nicholas Leiserson

Senior Vice President for Policy

Sophia Mauro

Director of Strategic Communications

Nikki Mays

Director of Human Resources

Sylvia Mishra
Sylvia Mishra

Deputy Director of Nuclear Policy

Andrea Ramos

Director of Operations

Christian Steins

Senior Analyst for Defense Tech Policy

Jennifer Tang

Associate for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies

Mariami Tkeshelashvili

Senior Associate for Artificial Intelligence Security Policy

Gabrielle Tran

Senior Analyst for Technology and Society

Elizabeth Vish

Senior Director for International Cyber Engagement

Adjunct Advisors

Chloe Autio

Adjunct Artificial Intelligence Policy Advisor

Bryson Bort

Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor

Michael Brown

Distinguished Senior Fellow

Jack Cable

Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor

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Silas Cutler

Adjunct Senior Cyber Threat Advisor

Eric Davis

Fractional SVP for Technology Trust, Safety, and Security

Jen Ellis

Adjunct Senior Policy Advisor

Adam Flatley

Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor

Peter Henderson

Technical Advisor, ML and U.S. NC3

Jonah Force Hill

Adjunct Senior Advisor for Quantum Technology

Neil Jenkins

Adjunct Senior Cyber Policy Advisor

Elsa B. Kania

Policy Advisor

Louie Kangeter

Adjunct Artificial Intelligence Policy Advisor

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

Marc Rogers

Adjunct Senior Technical Advisor

Tiffany Saade

Adjunct Cyber and Artificial Intelligence Policy Fellow

Alice Saltini

AI Nuclear Policy Advisor

Sahil Shah

Senior Policy Advisor, CATALINK

Pavneet Singh

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Strategic Competition

Alyssa Lefaivre Škopac

Senior Policy Advisor for Responsible AI

Suhas Subrahmanyam

Technology Policy Advisor

Munish Walther-Puri

Adjunct Senior Policy Advisor for Cyber and Supply Chain Risk