Our Staff & Fellows

The Climate and Security Advisory Group (CSAG) is pleased to announce a call for applications for its 2019 Climate Security Fellowship Program, a collaborative effort of the American Security Project, the Center for Climate and Security and the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program.

Applications are due by 5pm Eastern Standard Time on September 30, 2019. In response to increasing demand for mentorship a... More

Chief Operating Officer

Expertise: Energy, Climate Change, Innovation, and Infrastructure Policy

Andrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Chief Operating Officer. His area of research is on on energy, climate change, trade, innovation and infrastructure policy. For more than 15 yea... More

Fellow for Public Diplomacy

Office Manager

Expertise:  Public diplomacy, military history, national security policy, nuclear security, international conflict

A Los Angeles native, Matthew has lead ASP’s research on public diplomacy and strategic communications since 2011. As an expert in national security strategy and international relations, Matthew is also currently le... More

Director, Climate and Energy Security

Expertise: International Security, US National Security Policy, US-China Relations, Afghanistan, Climate Security

Alexandra Hackbarth is the Director of Climate and Energy Security at the American Security Project. Her research examines the natio... More

Development and External Relations Manager

Annie Aleman is the Development and External Relations Manager at the American Security Project. Her past experience includes digital communications for domestic and international political clients. Annie’s work has taken her around the world, including a year spent in New Zealand with the international consultancy, Topham Guerin.

Annie received her Bachelo... More

Climate Security Outreach and Event Planner

Expertise: Climate Security, Energy management, Sustainability.

Adam Despang is the Climate Security Outreach and Event Planner for Florida at the American Security Project.

Adam, a former Army Field Artillery Officer, earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Enginee... More

U.S.-Russia Relations Intern

Expertise: U.S.-Russia Relations, Transatlantic Security, CBRN, NATO

Rylee Boyd is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies at the University of Aberdeen. Rylee earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Alabama. Her interests include Russian history and foreign policy, transatlantic relations and security... More

Climate and Energy Security Intern

Expertise: Climate Policy, Environmental Science, Carbon Pricing and Renewable Portfolio Standards, Public Policy, International Relations, and Energy

Adam VanGorder is currently pursuing a Master of International Affairs degree from the Pennsylvania S... More

Nuclear Security Intern

Expertise: Homeland Security, Nuclear Security, and International Relations

Landon Cooke is currently pursuing a Master of International Affairs degree from the Pennsylvania State University where he is concentrating in International and Nuclear Security. He is focused on a career at the intersection of science and policy and hopes to spend most of his time in ... More

Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communications Intern

Expertise: Public Diplomacy, Public Relations, Political Communications, International Relations

Sarah Forland is a current Public Diplomacy student at Syracuse University pursuing a master’s in public relations from S.I. Newhouse School of Communications and a master’s in international relations from the Maxwell School. Her int... More

Fusion Industry Association Intern

Expertise: Energy Policy, Climate Policy, Energy Markets, Nuclear Energy, Fusion Energy, Climate Technology

Daniel Slesinski is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Energy Policy & Climate with Johns Hopkins University. He is particularly interested in the intersection between clean energy technology, economics, and policy to enable a... More

Latin American Security Intern

Expertise: U.S.-Latin America Relations, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Authorita... More

Climate Security Intern

Expertise: Latin America Policy, Democracy and Governance, International Security, Climate Security

Katherine Seevers is an M.P.P. degree candidate and Robertson Fellow at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy specializing in international security and economic policy.

She previously administered democracy and governance programs in Latin Am... More

Asymmetric Operations Intern

Expertise: Displacement & Migration, Terrorism, Conflict & Development

Claire Brenner is a Chicago native and a Junior at The Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University concentrating in security policy and learning Arabic. As a scholar of GW’s Global Bachelor’s Program, Claire is utilizing three international ex... More