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Board & Leadership

Freedom House is led by President Michael J. Abramowitz. The daily work of the organization is conducted by its approximately 150 staff members in Washington, New York, and field offices around the world.

The organization's non-partisan Board of Trustees is comprised of prominent business and labor leaders, former diplomats and senior government officials, scholars, and journalists. They all share a steadfast commitment to the mission of Freedom House and to the belief that the promotion of democracy and human rights is essential for international peace.

Board of Trustees

* Denotes members of the Executive Board

The Honorable Jane Harman*, Chair

Goli Ameri*, Vice Chair

Peter Bass*, Vice Chair

Robert Keane*, Treasurer

Carol C. Adelman*

Sewell Chan

Michael Chertoff

Carole Corcoran

Rodger Desai

Martin Etchevers

Mathea Falco

David L. Fogel

Francis Fukuyama

Jonathan Ginns

Mark Goodman*

Dionisio Gutierrez

Nina Jacobson

Thomas Kahn

Rachel Kleinfeld*

Howard Konar

Cater Lee*

Faith Morningstar

Lynn Novick

Sushma Palmer

Vivek Paul

Maurice A. Perkins

Collin Roche

Ian Simmons*

Thomas Staudt*

Reed V. Tuckson

Robert H. Tuttle

Joseph Votel

Norman Willox*

 

Emeritus Board Members

Bette Bao Lord

Dennis C. Blair

Paula Dobriansky

D. Jeffrey Hirschberg

Kenneth Juster

Anthony Lake

Diana Negroponte

William H. Taft, IV

Wendell Willkie, II

 

Executive Staff

Michael J. Abramowitz, President

Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Executive Vice President for Strategy and Programs

Emily Taylor, Chief Operating Officer

Gerardo Berthin, Vice President, International Programs

Christian Bowman, Vice President, Talent and Culture

Annie Wilcox Boyajian, Vice President, Policy and Advocacy

Brian Hill, Vice President, Development

Adrian Shahbaz, Vice President, Research and Analysis

Lara Shane, Vice President, Communications

 

Leadership Staff

Urooj Arshad, Senior Program Manager, Dignity for All

Marc Behrendt, Director, Europe and Eurasia programs

Jerusha Burnham, Director, Emergency Assistance Programs

Margaux Ewen, Director, Political Prisoners Initiative

Douglas Googe, CPA, Controller

Danya Greenfield, Senior Program Manager, Lifeline

Vytis Jurkonis, Project Director, Vilnius office

Tiseke Kasambala, Director, Africa Programs

Jin Kim, Director of Finance

Katie LaRoque, Deputy Director for Policy and Advocacy, Europe and Eurasia

Sheryl Mendez, Senior Program Manager, Emergency Assistance Programs 

Sofya Orlosky, Deputy Director, Europe and Eurasia Programs

Colby Pacheco, Deputy Director, Africa Programs

Alessandra Pinna, Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Programs

Camaran Pipes, Director, Asia Programs

Mai Truong, Director, Operations and Inclusion

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