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Leadership and Staff - Niskanen Center

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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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 Who we are
 

 
 
 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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