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Leadership & Staff
NTI's board of directors and advisors are influential figures in international security, business, science, diplomacy and international policymaking. The staff includes a range of experts with extensive experience in government and policy. See experts for the media »
Board of Directors
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Alexey Arbatov, Head, Center for International Security at Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexey Arbatov, head of the Center for International Security of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is one of Russia's most important intellectual leaders in the fields of international relations and international security. -
Des Browne, Member, House of Lords, United Kingdom
Lord Browne is a Member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom and a former British Secretary of State for Defense. He is also the convener of the Top Level Group of Parliamentarians for Multi-Lateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation and the European Leadership Network. -
Charles B. Curtis, President Emeritus and Board Member, NTI
Charles B. Curtis served for nine years as president and CEO of NTI. Earlier, he served as executive vice president and COO of the United Nations Foundation (UNF) and was a partner in Hogan & Hartson, a Washington-based law firm. -
Pete V. Domenici, Emeritus Board Member
Senator Domenici has been a strong proponent for creating and sustaining programs focused on reducing the threats from weapons of mass destruction. While serving in the U.S. Senate, he consistently promoted legislation to bolster the U.S. efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. -
Michael Douglas, Actor, Producer
Michael Douglas is a two-time Academy Award-winning actor/producer and long-time advocate for nuclear disarmament and arms control. He is also a UN Messenger of Peace; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; serves on the board of Ploughshares Fund; narrated NTI's film "Nuclear Tipping Point" and spearheads Global Zero's current video campaign to reduce nuclear weapons worldwide. -
Susan Eisenhower, Emeritus Board Member
Ms. Eisenhower is President of the Eisenhower Group, Inc. and is best known for her work on U.S.-Russian relations and international security issues. -
Rolf Ekéus, Chairman Emeritus of the Board, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Rolf Ekéus has spent the last two decades working on international nonproliferation issues. He has filled a number of diplomatic posts, including Swedish Ambassador to the United States and Executive Chairman of the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq from 1991-1997. -
Eugene E. Habiger, USAF (Ret.), Former Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command
General Habiger has more that 35 years of experience in national security and nuclear operations. In his role as commander in chief of the U.S. Strategic Command, General Habiger was responsible for all U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy strategic nuclear forces. -
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, Emeritus Board Member
His Royal Highness has initiated, founded and is actively involved in a number of Jordanian and international institutes and committees. -
Igor S. Ivanov, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia
Igor S. Ivanov is a Professor at Moscow State Institute for International Relations. Previously, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, from 1998 to 2004, and Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, from 2004 to 2007. -
Pierre Lellouche, Deputy of Paris, Former Minister of State for Foreign Trade, France
Pierre Lellouche is currently Deputy of Paris. He has been Member of French Parliament since 1993. Representing the center of the French capital since 1997, he is currently member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the French National Assembly and member of Paris city Council. -
Richard G. Lugar, Former U.S. Senator
Former Senator Lugar (R-Indiana) served as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is a well-known leader in international security issues. -
Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
As President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Dr. Mathews oversees an international research organization with offices in Washington and Moscow. -
Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NTI
Former US Senator Nunn represented Georgia for 24 years (1972-1996), where he served as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and on the Intelligence and Small Business Committees. -
Ronald L. Olson, Partner, Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Ronald L. Olson is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. Mr. Olson has practiced law with the firm since 1968. Mr. Olson also is a director of Berkshire Hathaway, Edison International, City National Corporation, The Washington Post Company, and Western Asset Trusts. -
Hisashi Owada, Judge, International Court of Justice
Judge Hisashi Owada was appointed to the International Court of Justice in The Hague in early 2003. Before being appointed to this post, he served as President of the Japan Institute of International Affairs. -
William J. Perry, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Perry is the Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor at Stanford University, with a joint appointment in the School of Engineering and the Institute for International Studies. -
Malcolm Rifkind, Member of Parliament for Kensington
Malcolm Rifkind is Member of Parliament for Kensington in the United Kingdom, has served as the United Kingdom’s Defence Secretary and Foreign Minister and is, currently, Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. -
Joan Rohlfing, President and Chief Operating Officer, NTI
A founding NTI staff member, Joan Rohlfing became president of NTI in January 2010, after nine years as NTI's senior vice president for programs and operations. -
Nafis Sadik, Emeritus Board Member
Dr. Nafis Sadik is special advisor to the UN Secretary-General and special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia and Pacific. She has consistently called attention to the importance of addressing gender, population and development issues and, particularly, the inclusion of women in decision-making and carrying out of development policy. -
Amartya Sen, Emeritus Board Member
Professor Sen, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics, is a world-renowned economist, scholar, philosopher and author. -
Ted Turner, Co-Chairman
A philanthropist and supporter of a number of humanitarian causes, Mr. Turner is founder of CNN, the world's first live, in-depth, around-the-clock news television network. He directs most of his philanthropic activities through the Turner Foundation, the United Nations Foundation and NTI. -
Shirley Williams, Emeritus Board Member
Baroness Williams is a Member of the House of Lords and is heavily involved in the debate over how to reform the upper house. Earlier in her career, she was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons and served as a Labour Cabinet Minister of Education and Science. -
Fujia Yang, Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Yang is an internationally renowned nuclear physicist who currently serves as the sixth Chancellor of the University of Nottingham.
Advisors
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Warren E. Buffett, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Berkshire Hathaway
Warren E. Buffett is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities and controlled by him since 1965. -
David A. Hamburg, DeWitt Wallace Distinguished Scholar Weill Cornell Medical College
David Hamburg is President Emeritus of Carnegie Corporation of New York, after having been President from 1983-97. He has held numerous other board positions in biological and health sciences and taught at both Stanford University and Harvard University. -
Siegfried S. Hecker, Co-director, Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation
Siegfried S. Hecker is Director Emeritus of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he was Director from 1986 to 1997, and is currently Visiting Professor at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation. -
David Heymann, Chair of the Health Protection Agency UK
Dr. David Heymann is currently Chair of the Health Protection Agency UK, Head of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House, London and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. -
Frederick Iseman, Chairman, CEO CI Capital Partners LLC
Frederick Iseman is the Chairman and Managing Partner of Caxton-Iseman Capital Inc. and a member of the International Council of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University), as well as several other boards. -
George F. Russell
Mr. Russell serves as the Co-Chairmen of the EastWest Institute and a number of other boards, and is also involved in projects to educate Americans on Islam and the critical importance of globalization.
Officers
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Charlotte S. Atkinson, ACA, CPA, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Charlotte S. Atkinson joined NTI from Deloitte, where she was an audit senior manager. She has extensive experience auditing not-for-profits, financial services and service organizations. -
Corey Hinderstein, Vice President, International Program
Corey Hinderstein became vice president, international program in December 2009, after serving as director for the program since 2007. She was formerly deputy director of the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS). -
Carmen MacDougall, Vice President, Communications
Carmen MacDougall joined NTI in May 2010. She had been a consultant with The Harbour Group, a public affairs firm in Washington, DC, and also headed communications for the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. -
Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NTI
Former US Senator Nunn represented Georgia for 24 years (1972-1996), where he served as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and on the Intelligence and Small Business Committees. -
Joan Rohlfing, President and Chief Operating Officer, NTI
A founding NTI staff member, Joan Rohlfing became president of NTI in January 2010, after nine years as NTI's senior vice president for programs and operations. -
Deborah G. Rosenblum, Executive Vice President
Deborah G. Rosenblum became executive vice president of NTI in 2010, after serving as senior director, strategic planning and operations beginning in 2009. Prior to NTI, she spent seven years as vice president of The Cohen Group, an international consulting firm. -
Dr. Page Stoutland, PhD, Vice President, Nuclear Materials Security
Page Stoutland joined NTI in 2010 from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where he held a number of senior positions.
Staff
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Steve Andreasen, National Security Consultant
Steve Andreasen is a national security consultant to the Nuclear Threat Initiative and its Nuclear Security Project. He teaches at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. -
Charlotte S. Atkinson, ACA, CPA, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Charlotte S. Atkinson joined NTI from Deloitte, where she was an audit senior manager. She has extensive experience auditing not-for-profits, financial services and service organizations. -
Robert E. Berls, Jr., PhD, Senior Advisor, Nuclear Materials Security Program and Director, Moscow Office
Robert E. Berls, Jr. has a deep background in Soviet/Russian energy and nuclear weapons issues. During the first Clinton Administration, he was special assistant for Russia/NIS Programs to the secretary of energy. -
Jessica Bufford, Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow
Jessica Bufford joined NTI in January 2013 as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow in the International Program. -
John Carlson, Counselor
Based in Australia, John Carlson counsels NTI on international nuclear security, safeguards and verification issues. -
Deepti Choubey, Senior Director for Nuclear and Bio-Security
Deepti Choubey became senior director, nuclear and bio-security in 2010. Choubey is focused on nuclear security, as well as exploring ways of developing a new generation of leadership on nuclear issues in South Asia. -
Amy Cole, Grants Manager
Amy Cole joined NTI in 2012 as grants manager and comes to NTI with significant expertise in grant and program management. -
Cathy Gwin, Senior Director, Communications
Cathy Gwin is one of the founding staff members of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and has played a critical role in advancing NTI's public education and outreach mission. -
Mimi Hall, Director of Public Education and Outreach
As the director of public education and outreach, Mimi Hall responsible for building awareness of the threats from weapons of mass destruction and of the solutions to address them. A former journalist, she has first-hand experience translating complex issues for a broader audience. -
Kelsey Hartigan, Program Officer, International Program
Kelsey Hartigan joined NTI in January 2012 and serves as the program officer for NTI’s International Program and the Nuclear Security Project. -
Diane G. Hauslein, Director, Administration
Diane G. Hauslein joined NTI following a 21-year career in the field of legal management -- including finance, human resources, facilities/equipment management, technology and marketing. -
Corey Hinderstein, Vice President, International Program
Corey Hinderstein became vice president, international program in December 2009, after serving as director for the program since 2007. She was formerly deputy director of the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS). -
Jeff Lucas, Director of Online Communications
Jeff Lucas joined NTI in December of 2010. He has more than 10 years' experience in the political arena, with Congressman Adam Smith, Progressive Majority, Scholastic and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, among others. -
Carmen MacDougall, Vice President, Communications
Carmen MacDougall joined NTI in May 2010. She had been a consultant with The Harbour Group, a public affairs firm in Washington, DC, and also headed communications for the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. -
Michelle Nalabandian, Program Associate, Nuclear Materials Security
Michelle Nalabandian joined NTI in March 2010 and serves as the Program Associate for the Nuclear Materials Security program. Prior to joining NTI, Nalabandian worked in the field of finance for Global Environment Fund and Sciens Capital Management. -
Andrew Newman, PhD, Senior Program Officer, International Program
Andrew Newman joined NTI in 2011. Previously, Newman was a research associate with Harvard University's Project on Managing the Atom. -
Samantha Pitts-Kiefer, Senior Program Officer, Nuclear Materials Security Program
Samantha Pitts-Kiefer joined NTI in June 2012 and serves as the senior program officer for NTI’s Nuclear Materials Security Program. -
Joan Rohlfing, President and Chief Operating Officer, NTI
A founding NTI staff member, Joan Rohlfing became president of NTI in January 2010, after nine years as NTI's senior vice president for programs and operations. -
Deborah G. Rosenblum, Executive Vice President
Deborah G. Rosenblum became executive vice president of NTI in 2010, after serving as senior director, strategic planning and operations beginning in 2009. Prior to NTI, she spent seven years as vice president of The Cohen Group, an international consulting firm. -
Elise Rowan, Communications Manager
As communications manager, Elise Rowan contributes to NTI’s public education and outreach to reduce the threats from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. She joined NTI in 2011. -
Dr. Page Stoutland, PhD, Vice President, Nuclear Materials Security
Page Stoutland joined NTI in 2010 from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where he held a number of senior positions. -
Isabelle Williams, Senior Program Officer, International Program
Isabelle Williams came to NTI in 2007 from the Partnership for Global Security, where she managed the next generation nonproliferation program.
