Max Klaver
Max is Foreign Brief's Chief Executive Officer. A Latin America specialist, Max is an expert in regional political and economic trends, focusing particularly on the Southern Cone.
Daniel Rice
Daniel is the Chief Operating Officer of Foreign brief. He oversees the production and publishing of all of Foreign Brief's products. His background is in the air, space and cyberspace domains of national security and Indo-Pacific geopolitics. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Pratheek Cherukupalli
Pratheek is the Chief Strategy Officer at Foreign Brief. He is primarily involved in the innovation and development of strategies for the medium and long-term growth of the organization. He leads Foreign Brief’s Research Core and oversees the recruitment and development of our Analysts.
Mariah Franklin
Mariah is the Director of Analysis. A regular contributor to the Daily Brief, Mariah analyzes geopolitical and economic events in the states of the former Soviet Union.
Nick Giurleo
Nick is the Director of the Daily Brief and a contributing Senior Analyst to it. An attorney, his areas of expertise include international law, international and domestic criminal law, security affairs in Europe and the Middle East, and human rights.
John Milo
John is a Senior Analyst with an interest in Indo-Pacific geopolitics. Master of International Relations (Australian National University) graduate with study focus on the Indo-Pacific. Qualified lawyer (University of Auckland, NZ) with experience in post-colonial Pacific & NZ legal systems.
Cian Muenster
Cian is a Research Analyst and contributes to both Analysis and the Daily Brief. He specializes in Australian and European geopolitics with a particular interest in the strategic autonomy of the EU.
Andrew Nicholas Prado-Alipui
Andrew Nicholas Prado-Alipui is a graduate of Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. He has contributed to the Daily Brief as an Analyst focusing on developments in Sub-Saharan Africa He will be pursuing a Master's degree at the University of South Carolina beginning in Fall 2022. Andrew is also a publisher of the Daily Brief.
David Song-Pehamberger
David is a Senior Analyst focusing on East Asia. He primarily writes on economic, political, and social issues and how they relate to the geopolitical environment.
Kyle Rose
Kyle is a Publisher and Analyst on the Analysis team. He specializes in foreign policy and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a particular focus on Mexico and Central America.
Rory Quick
Rory is an Analyst that writes for the Daily Brief..
Zachary Marthinussen
Zachary is an Analyst that writes for the Daily Brief.
Can Eker
Can is a Publisher and Analyst with Foreign Brief and currently pursuing his PhD in the Department of History at Bighampton University. His research there primarily focuses on the 19th-century Balkan independence movements.
Alan Shaw-Krivosh
Alan is an analyst with the Current Developments team, focusing on security and politics, particularly within the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Africa. He contributes regularly to the Daily Brief.
Wescott Yeaw
Wescott is a Copy-Editor and Senior Analyst. His thematic focuses are international security, politics, economics and public policy.
Madeline McQuillan
Madeline McQuillan is an Analyst for Foreign Brief and a contributor to the Daily Brief. Her expertise is in European politics and transatlantic relations, and she’ll be pursuing a Master’s in European and International Public Policy at the London School of Economics starting in Fall 2022.
Jasmine Shahi
Jasmine is an analyst that writes for the Daily Brief.
Alex Rannou
Alex is an analyst and writes for the Daily Brief.
Anita Finco
Anita is an analyst that writes for the Daily Brief.
Evan Tsao
Evan Tsao is an Analyst for Foreign Brief and a contributor to The Daily Brief. His expertise is in Indo-Pacific security and interdisciplinary research. He formerly worked as investigative analyst at Kharon, LA, conducting research on sanctions and providing open-source intelligence services for clients in the semiconductor and defense industries. He holds a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Scott Benigno
Scott is an Analyst at Foreign Brief and a Project Manager at Management Systems International (MSI) managing operations for overseas contracts in their Africa and Eastern Europe (EE) Division. Previously, he was a Program Associate at ABA ROLI supporting their East Africa program unit. His specific interests are geopolitics, regional conflict and governance, and political and economic developments in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cian Muenster
Cian is a Research Analyst and contributes to both Analysis and the Daily Brief. He specializes in Australian and European geopolitics with a particular interest in the strategic autonomy of the EU.
Sujitha Sundaram
Sujitha is a Research Specialist on the Research Core team and tracks geopolitical developments across the Asia Pacific. Her regional expertise lies in South Asia, with a key focus on understanding India and its emerging role in the Indo-Pacific. She is interested in climate security and policy making.
Matt Spengler
Matt is a Research Specialist with the Research Core. He focuses on geopolitical developments across eastern European, with particular expertise on disinformation and authoritarianism.
Arjun Bagur
Arjun is a researcher on the Research Core team.
Tristan Chatton
Tristan is a Research with the Research Core who focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jared Tupuola
Jared is a researcher within the Research Core.
Melanie Goldberg
Melanie is a researcher in the Research Core.
Randall Ramos
Randall is a researcher on the Research Core team.
Gabbi Sembenini-Tato
Gabbi is the Recruitment and Outrech Coordinator at Foreign Brief. She also writes for the Daily Brief where her regional focus centers on Europe and the former USSR. Gabbi's specialization is in intelligence and international law.
Justin Schuster
Justin is a Producer and Copy-Editor for Foreign Brief’s video series the Week in Review.
Jake DePinto
Jake is a Producer and Video Editor for Foreign Brief’s video series the Week in Review.
Oluwasegun Akinshola Lawrence
Oluwasegun is a Product Strategist, currently the Associate Product Marketing Manager at Foreign Brief. He researches the company's product performance over time and strategizes how to optimize them for growth. He is the self-published author of the book; A Song of Train Wreck.