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This is the staff directory for the Niskanen Center, a libertarian-leaning think tank that engages in policy research and advocacy. It is tangentially relevant to AI safety insofar as think tanks like Niskanen influence technology and AI governance policy debates.
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This page lists the leadership and staff of the Niskanen Center, a Washington D.C.-based policy think tank. It organizes personnel by department including Climate, Criminal Justice, Immigration, Social Policy, State Capacity, Communications, Development, and Government Affairs. The page serves as an organizational directory rather than a substantive policy or research document.
Key Points
- •Lists senior leadership including President R.J. Lyman and Senior Vice Presidents for Government Affairs and general policy.
- •Covers multiple policy areas: Climate, Criminal Justice, Immigration, Social Policy, and State Capacity.
- •Includes operational departments: Communications, Development, Government Affairs, and Human Resources.
- •The Niskanen Center is a think tank that could influence AI governance and technology policy through its government affairs work.
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Leadership and Staff
Leadership
Richard (R.J.) Lyman
President
Kodiak Hill-Davis
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
Brink Lindsey
Senior Vice President
Geoff Kabaservice
Vice President of Political Studies
Louisa Tavlas
Vice President of Communications
Climate
Liza Reed
Director of Climate Policy
Sarah Iskander
Government Affairs Manager, Climate and Energy
Rachel Levine
Senior Transmission Policy Analyst, Climate and Energy
Kenneth Sercy
Policy Manager, Energy Abundance
Jia-Shen Tsai
Policy Analyst, Climate and Energy
Criminal Justice
Greg Newburn
Director of Criminal Justice
Matthew Bulger
Deputy Director, Criminal Justice
Evan Burt
Policy Analyst, Criminal Justice
Richard Hahn
Senior Program Manager, Criminal Justice
Daniel Landsman
Government Affairs Manager, Criminal Justice
Jason Olin
Senior Government Affairs Manager, Criminal Justice
Helen Weston
Government Affairs Associate, Criminal Justice
Samantha Perez Davila
Program Fellow, Criminal Justice
Clarissa Iliff
Program Fellow, Criminal Justice
Immigration
Lindsey Warburton
Interim Director of Immigration
Cecilia Esterline
Senior Policy Analyst I, Immigration
Gil Guerra
Senior Policy Analyst I, Immigration and Security
Claire Holba
Policy Analyst, Immigration
Cassandra Zimmer
Policy Analyst, Immigration
Social Policy
Joshua McCabe
Director of Social Policy
Adam Nicholson
Deputy Director, Social Policy
Rohan Aras
Senior Policy Analyst, Transportation
Kaj Gumbs
Government Affairs Manager, Social Policy
David Jimenez
Government Affairs Manager, Social Policy
Andrew Justus
Policy Analyst, Housing
Lawson Mansell
Policy Analyst, Health
Leah Sargeant
Senior Policy Analyst, Social Policy
State Capacity
Ben Bain
Director of State Capacity
Alexander Me
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