The Project’s staff includes notable figures with a wealth of experience, many of whom have held prominent positions across the government and in the private sector. All the names below were part of PNSR at one point in its history.

Project Leadership

James R. Locher III, President & CEO

Staff

Brian Asher, Intern
Elaine Banner, Research Analyst
Nancy Bearg, Senior Adviser
Dennis Blair, Deputy Executive Director
Cody M. Brown, Chief of Legal Research
Margaret Cope, Senior Adviser
John Depenbrock, Chief Operating Officer
Lauren Digby, Project Coordinator
Michael Drohan, Press Officer
David Egner, Press Secretary
Priscilla Enner, Special Assistant
Judith Evans, Deputy Press Secretary
Caylan Ford, Research Fellow
Franz-Stefan Gady, Research Analyst
Adam Garfinkle, Editorial Consultant
Jack Gatesy, Chief Finance & Administrative Officer
Jeff Greene, Deputy Director, Legal Affairs
Amanda Haas, Intern
Frances Hardin, Press Secretary
Brian Helmer, Senior Director for Reform Integration
Job C. Henning, Director, Political & Legal Affairs
Christopher Holshek, Senior Associate
Thomas M. Kirlin, Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer
Michael Klingle, Research Analyst
Daniel Korski, Senior Adviser
Kurt Krausse, Research Analyst
Robert S. Kravinsky, Director, Executive Branch Affairs
Christopher J. Lamb, Director, Research & Analysis
Dan Langberg, Deputy Director for Reform Integration
Matthew Leatherman, Research Analyst
Gordon Lederman, Director, Legal Affairs
Thomas R. Lotterman, General Counsel
Chuck Lutes, Senior Adviser
Carrie Madison, Deputy Chief of Staff
Ysbrant Marcelis, Adviser
Veronica Martinez, Intern
Glen Milan, Research Analyst
John Morton, Distinguished Fellow, Subject Matter Expert- Homeland Security
Jeff Mustin, Associate
Steven J. Nider, Director, Congressional Affairs
Nathaniel Olson, Director of Government Relations
Kelly-Christelle Orsini, Research Analyst
Doug Orton, Senior Organizational and Management Theorist
Greg Panaccione, Intern
Dale Pfeifer, Director, Strategic Communications and Network Development
Robert Polk, Senior Adviser
Jeffrey Ratner, Legal Research
Tom Rautenberg, Director of Strategy and Development
Sarah Rosenthal, Intern
Ed Rowe, Chief of Staff
Justin Rubin, Senior Attorney
Leland Russell, Senior Adviser
Jordan Smith, Press Officer
Julie Sokol, Deputy Director, Research & Analysis
Erin Staine-Pyne, U.S. Air Force Fellow
Jessica Tacka, Deputy Director, Research & Analysis
Rei Tang, Research Analyst and Communications Assistant
Terence Taylor, U.S. Air Force Fellow
David Trulio, Senior Adviser
Creighton Vilsack, Research Analyst
Wally Walters, Chief of Staff
Richard Weitz, Senior Adviser and Case Studies Editor
Amy White, Strategic Communications and Development Assistant
Kathryn Zander Yates, Chief of Staff