President of the International Institute for Social Responsibility and Human Rights, former member and president of different United Nations human rights bodies and former secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Senior Investigator, Zomia Center and an investigative journalist covering the rise of extremism in Syria and Iraq, the petroleum/defense sectors, and regional finance, with articles in Foreign Affairs, The Nation, Le Monde Diplomatique, Al Jazeera, The Daily Beast, Africa Confidential and other publications.

Formerly Robert T. Herres Distinguished Military Professor of Ethics, US Naval Academy, former Navy SEAL, Captain (ret.), US Navy, with multiple deployments, focuses on special operations ethics and leadership.

Research Assistant Professor and the Acting Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, George Mason University, Fellow at New America, working on  the ethics of peace and security and emerging technologies.

Deputy Director, Future Security at New America, focusing on violent extremism in America, proxy warfare, and the effectiveness and consequences of American counterterrorism.

International human rights lawyer, Director, Program on Redress for Survivors of U.S. and Coalition Airstrikes at the Zomia Center, previously worked for Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights.

Software Engineer and Director, Refugee Technology Programs at the Zomia Center, with research experience in North Africa and the Middle East.

Program manager, New America’s Future Frontlines program, formerly a journalist and producer for BuzzFeed News, World Learning, and the International Crisis Group, his work has appeared in The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, CNN.com, the Christian Science Monitor, among other publications.

Journalist focusing on the Middle East and South Asia, the post-9/11 wars, and islamophobia, contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine, a 2022-23 Cullman Fellow and a 2023-24 New America National Fellow.