Negah Angha is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and a former associate vice president at The Cohen Group. With nearly two decades of experience, she has advised U.S. Department of State and National Security Council leadership on policy development and strategic communication. In 2021, she directed the National Security Council’s multilateral initiatives, leading the Summit for Democracy, and in 2022, focused on partnerships and global engagement, liaising with various external stakeholders on significant policy shifts.
Ms. Angha’s contributions have been recognized on the CSIS and DINSN U.S. National Security and Foreign Affairs Leadership List in 2022 and 2023. She holds a Master of Arts in international peace and conflict resolution and an MBA from American University, and is a Ph.D. candidate at King’s College London. Additionally, Ms. Angha has shared her expertise as a Spring 2023 resident fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics and has taught at King’s College London and the UK Defense Academy Joint Services Command and Staff College. Follow Ms. Angha on X at: @negah_angha.