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. She holds a Master of Science in European and International Public Policy from the London School of Economics.

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 works in International Development in Washington DC. His specific interests are geopolitics, regional conflict and governance, and political and economic development, and his geographic focus is Sub-Saharan Africa.

Kayam Karnawat

Kayam is an Analyst that writes for the Daily Brief.

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.