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
Hallam
Ferguson
Vice President for Global Operations
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
Ambassador Gaddi
Vasquez
Board Member
Olin L.
Wethington
Board Member
