Organization

Our Team

A compact coordination team brings together research partnerships, project delivery, regional analysis, and editorial operations. The organizational team remains distinct from the external Expert Network.

Capability structure

Coordination built around the full research cycle

The team structure covers institutional scoping, specialist matching, milestone delivery, regional research, and publication review. Individual project contributors may work through protected disclosure arrangements.

Partnership scopingRegional researchProject deliveryEditorial review

Professionals reviewing briefing papers during a working meeting.

Member profiles

Roles across research and delivery

Institutional cooperation and network development

Maya Rahman

Director, Research Partnerships

Shapes collaboration scopes, coordinates think-tank relationships, and aligns specialist participation with institutional research needs.

Research partnerships
Project scoping
Institutional liaison

Commissioned research and milestone management

Daniel Mercer

Head of Project Delivery

Translates research questions into delivery plans, maintains milestone clarity, and coordinates review across remote project teams.

Delivery design
Risk assessments
Quality review

Middle East and Africa

Leila Haddad

Regional Research Lead

Develops regional research frameworks, identifies relevant expertise, and supports country-level analysis across security and political economy assignments.

Regional analysis
Cross-border security
Political economy

Europe and the Americas

Elena Markovic

Research Lead

Coordinates comparative research on strategic autonomy, supply chains, and policy impact across European and American contexts.

Comparative policy
Strategic autonomy
Supply chains

Related network

Looking for project-based research participation?

The Talent & Cooperation page covers project opportunities, while Expert Network explains the separate specialist network concept.

Talent & Cooperation Expert Network