Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie
Research Fellow

Mireille Affa’a Mindzie joined IPI in March 2011 as Senior Policy Analyst in the Africa program.

Before joining IPI, Mireille worked as Legal Officer with the Gambia-based Institute for Human Rights and

Beatrice Agyarkoh
Events Coordinator

Beatrice T. Agyarkoh, a native of Ghana, joined IPI in April of 1998 and has held a number of positions within the organization. She is currently an Events Officer.

Beatrice's responsibilities include

Abdullah M. Alsaidi
Senior Fellow

Ambassador Alsaidi was the Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations from 2002 until his resignation in March 2011 in response to the killing of dozens of demonstrators by progovernment forces in Sanaa.

Alex Bellamy
Non-resident Senior Adviser

Alex Bellamy is a Non-resident Senior Adviser working on the 'Providing for Peacekeeping' program. Alex is currently Professor of International Security at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Australia,

Johanna Borstner
Office Manager

Johanna Borstner has been Office Manager at IPI’s office in Vienna since October 2010. She manages the front office and is the first point of contact for visitors. Johanna is also responsible for bookkeeping,

Arthur Boutellis
Research Fellow

Arthur Boutellis joined IPI in January 2011 as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Coping with Crisis program, with a particular focus on peacekeeping. His current work includes the editing of a Management Handbook for UN

Meiko Boynton
Events Coordinator

Meiko Boynton works with the events team and program staff to organize IPI conferences and meetings, bringing together leading international personalities from politics, media, and academia as well as representatives

François Carrel-Billiard
Managing Director

As the Managing Director of IPI, François Carrel-Billiard works with the President and the Directors in overseeing the direction and management of the institute. He is, in particular, responsible for developing new

Craig Charney
Non-resident Senior Adviser

Craig Charney, Senior Adviser to the International Peace Institute, is a pollster and political scientist and an expert on public opinion in the Middle East and Muslim Asia, conflict resolution, and fragile states. As

Pamela Corn
Adviser for Development

Pamela Corn joined IPI in March 2008. As IPI’s Adviser for Development, Pamela is tasked with strengthening its development strategy and securing new sources of funding. Pamela also works with each program to produce

Alberto Cutillo
Visiting Senior Fellow

Alberto Cutillo joined IPI in April 2012 to work on Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding issues. He had already cooperated with IPI in 2004-5, on a one-year research project on post-conflict peacebuilding.

A member

Mary Anne Feeney
Events Manager

Mary Anne Feeney joined IPI in November 2007. As Events Manager, Mary Anne reports to the Director of External Relations. In coordination with program staff and senior management, she oversees the planning and

Peter Gastrow
Director of Programs

Peter Gastrow joined IPI as Senior Fellow in April 2009. His research and policy work focuses on transnational organized crime and related threats and involves a review of the current international framework for

Rita E. Hauser
Chair of the IPI Board of Directors

Rita E. Hauser has been Chair of the IPI Board of Directors since 1993.

Dr. Hauser is President of The Hauser Foundation. She is an international lawyer and was a senior partner for more than twenty years at

Zelia Herrera
Deputy Director of Finance & Administration

Zelia G. Herrera joined IPI in 1994. As Deputy Director of Finance & Administration, she is charged with the daily running of the office as well as managing Human Resources. In IPI's accounting and financial areas,

John L. Hirsch
Senior Adviser

John L. Hirsch is currently a senior adviser to IPI President Terje Rød-Larsen after having held various positions at IPI, including Vice President and Acting Head of the Africa Program from 1998-2005, and again

Warren Hoge
Senior Adviser for External Relations

Warren Hoge joined IPI as Vice President and Director of External Relations in June 2008. In more than three decades as an editor and foreign correspondent at the New York Times, he served as Bureau Chief in

Walter Kemp
Director for Europe and Central Asia

Walter Kemp is Director for Europe and Central Asia, based at IPI’s office in Vienna.

He joined IPI in August 2010 after serving for four years as spokesman and speechwriter at the United Nations Office on

Jérémie Labbé
Senior Policy Analyst

Jérémie Labbé joined IPI in August 2010 to work on humanitarian issues, including the HOPEFOR initiative, a project aimed at improving civil-military coordination in response to large-scale natural disasters. He has

Nur Laiq
Senior Policy Analyst

Nur Laiq is the Senior Policy Analyst for the Middle East Program. She is currently co-editing a book on the Middle East peace process, with IPI President Terje Rod-Larsen, to be published by Oxford University Press.

Adam Lupel
Editor and Senior Fellow

Adam Lupel came to IPI in June 2006. He is responsible for directing the editing, production, and dissemination of all IPI books, policy reports, and related publications. Adam also maintains an active research

Youssef Mahmoud
Senior Adviser

Youssef Mahmoud is a Senior Adviser at IPI supporting the Africa, Middle East, and peace operations programs. Youssef has held numerous senior positions at the UN, both in New York and in the field, including as the

Francesco Mancini
Senior Director of Research

As Senior Director of Research at IPI, Francesco Mancini serves as principal liaison between the program staff and the President Terje Rød-Larsen. He helps to connect the different program agendas with institutional

Marilyn Messer
Special Assistant to Programs

Jilla Moazami
Executive Assistant to the President

Jilla Moazami, a native of Iran and longtime resident of France, joined IPI in 2000 as Assistant to the President. As the principal liaison between the President's office, IPI board members, and staff, she manages

Marie O'Reilly
Publications Officer

Marie O’Reilly serves as IPI’s Publications Officer. She edits and disseminates books, policy papers, and meeting notes, and contributes to web editing.

Prior to joining IPI, Marie conducted research on

Till Papenfuss
Policy Analyst

Till Papenfuss joined IPI as Policy Analyst in the Coping with Crisis program in March 2011. He focuses on multilateral security institutions, global governance, and peace operations. His current work includes

Andres Pena
Facilities Assistant

Andres Pena joined IPI in the fall of 2008, and works in the finance and administration department, supporting the events team and carrying out various facilities tasks.

Before joining IPI, Andres worked as a

Marie Perez
Financial and Administrative Assistant

Marie D. Perez joined IPI in 2006. She handles a variety of administrative duties, working closely with the Director and Deputy Director of Finance & Administration.

She earned an associate’s degree in

Chris Perry
Senior Policy Analyst

Chris joined IPI as a Policy Analyst with the Coping with Crisis team in July 2008. He is currently working on a project reviewing compliance with all Security Council Resolutions adopted after the Cold War in the

Andrea Pfanzelter
Director, Vienna Office

Andrea Pfanzelter is Director of the IPI Office in Vienna, in charge of developing and coordinating new initiatives and fundraising activities.

Before taking up her current position, she served as a senior

Maureen Quinn
Senior Adviser

Maureen Quinn joined IPI as a senior adviser in November 2011. During her twenty-five year career as a diplomat of the United States, she has served as the United States Ambassador to Qatar; Coordinator for Afghanistan

Camilla Reksten-Monsen
Program Administrator

Apolinar Reynoso
Information Systems Administrator

Apolinar Reynoso joined IPI in 1998. He is responsible for the administration of IPI's local area network (LAN). He provides technical support and help desk assistance, and he addresses technical problems relating to

Terje Rød-Larsen
President

Terje Rød-Larsen has been President of the International Peace Institute since January 2005. He serves concurrently as the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559

Annie Schmidt
External Relations Officer

Annie Schmidt joined IPI in April 2009.  Annie works closely with both the Director of External Relations, Pim Valdre and Senior Adviser for External Relations, Warren Hoge, managing IPI’s ACT! database and providing

Adam Smith
Research Fellow

Adam Smith is a Research Fellow, heading IPI’s work on peacekeeping. Since joining IPI in 2006, his work has focused on a variety of policy matters related to UN peace operations, including the management and

Jill Stoddard
Web Editor

Jill Stoddard is a two-time Webby award winner formerly with Columbia Business School and the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Jill graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1992 with a BA in

Taimi Strehlow
Program Administrator

Taimi Strehlow develops and monitors budgets and administers various activities for all of IPI’s thematic and regional programs.

Before joining IPI, Taimi managed a modern dance company, curated a dance

Ana Tangarife
Facilities Manager

Marvin Eliza Trujillo
Events Coordinator

Marvin Eliza Trujillo is an IPI Events Coordinator.  Marvin Eliza was hired by IPI in May of 2000 and has worked within two distinct areas of the organization. She first worked as an Administrative Assistant for the

Pim Valdre
Director of External Relations

Pim Valdre serves as the Director of External Relations. Pim joined IPI in January 2006 as Program Officer for Coping with Crisis, Conflict, and Change. In this research program she focused on crisis theory,

Jose Vericat
Adviser

Jose joined IPI in May 2011 to work on the Middle East program, focusing on projects involving Arab civil society and intellectuals engaged with the uprisings in the Middle East since the end of 2010.

Before

Susan Waugh
Senior Accountant

Susan Waugh joined IPI in June 2009 and is currently the Senior Accountant in the finance department.  She works closely with the Director of Finance. Her responsibilities include all accounting functions. 

Paul Williams
Non-resident Senior Adviser

Paul Williams is a Non-resident Senior Adviser working on the “Providing for Peacekeeping” project. Paul is currently an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Security Policy Studies program in the

David Witt
Director of Finance & Administration

David Witt joined IPI in October 2006 as Director of Finance & Administration. In this role, he oversees financial management and reporting, program operations, legal and regulatory compliance, human resources,