
Who We Are

IRI promotes democracy worldwide. Since its founding in 1983, IRI, a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization, has worked in more than 100 countries—in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa.
We are experts in responsive politics, political processes, polling, technology, and party building, all with the goal of promoting and establishing free, fair, and accountable democratic leadership around the globe. IRI partners with other global leaders on projects designed to advance these goals. IRI’s worldwide network is key to our ability to maintain longstanding relationships and deliver sustainable results.

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Meet Our Leadership
Executive Team

Daniel
President
Daniel W.
Fisk
Executive Vice President

Kimber
Shearer
Counsel | Vice President, Strategy and Development

Scott
Mastic
Vice President, Programs
Leadership Team

Alex
Tarascio
Deputy Director, Transatlantic Strategy

Antonio
Garrastazu
Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Caitlin
Dearing Scott
Deputy Director, Strategy, Development, and Operations – Center for Global Impact

Carrie
Reasonover
Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa

Charles
Cisney
Director, Global Human Resources and Administration

Eguiar
Lizundia
Deputy Director, Technical Advancement – Center for Global Impact

Geoff
Merck
Director, IT

Gregory
Kearns
Director, Africa

Halina
Manno
Chief Financial Officer

Jan Erik
Surotchak
Senior Director, Transatlantic Strategy

Jenai
Cox
Regional Deputy Director, Africa

Johanna
Kao
Regional Director, Asia

John
Stapleton
Deputy Director, Communications

Katya
Rimkunas
Regional Deputy Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Keri
Zolman
Deputy Director, Women’s Democracy Network
Matt
Adams
Director, Global Safety and Security

Natalie
Trisilla
Director, Evidence and Learning – Center for Global Impact

Nesti
Gjeluci
Regional Deputy Director, Europe

Patricia
Karam
Regional Director, Middle East North Africa

Patrick
Quirk, PhD
Senior Director, Strategy, Research, and the Center for Global Impact

Paul
McCarthy
Regional Director, Europe

Rachel
Chute
Director, Business Development

Rhonda
Mays
Regional Deputy Director, Asia
Ryan
Mahoney
Director, Communications

Sam
LaHood
Director, Government Affairs

Sonja
Gloeckle
Senior Director, Center for Insights in Survey Research

Stephanie
Roland
Deputy Director, Eurasia

Stephen B.
Nix, Esq.
Regional Director, Eurasia

Valerie
Dowling
Director, Women’s Democracy Network
Board of Directors

U.S. Senator Dan
Sullivan
Chairman

Randy
Scheunemann
Vice Chairman

Alec L.
Poitevint II
Secretary – Treasurer

Kelly
Ayotte
Board Member
Judy A.
Black
Board Member

Gahl Hodges
Burt
Board Member

U.S. Senator Tom
Cotton
Board Member

U.S. Senator Joni
Ernst
Board Member

Frank J.
Fahrenkopf, Jr.
Board Member
Alison B.
Fortier
Board Member

Christopher J.
Fussner
Board Member

U.S. Senator Lindsey
Graham
Board Member

U.S. Representative Kay
Granger
Board Member

Cheryl F.
Halpern
Board Member

William J.
Hybl
Board Member

Mark
Kirk
Board Member

James T.
Kolbe
Board Member
David
Kramer
Board Member

Tami
Longaberger
Board Member
Peter T.
Madigan
Board Member

Lieutenant General H.R.
McMaster
Board Member
Constance Berry
Newman
Board Member

U.S. Senator Mitt
Romney
Board Member

U.S. Senator Marco
Rubio
Board Member

Joseph R.
Schmuckler
Board Member

Ambassador Kristen
Silverberg
Board Member

Frances
Townsend
Board Member
