Graduate, Harvard College. Long career in journalism, serving in a variety of roles at the Washington Post, including National Editor and White House Correspondent. February 2017, joined Freedom House, which seeks to promote democratic change through research, advocacy and action; currently, President of Freedom House. Formerly: led the genocide prevention efforts, then Director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Levine Institute for Holocaust Education, which oversees the Museum’s education and exhibition programmes. Former Marshall Memorial Fellow, German Marshall Fund. Former Media Fellow, Hoover Institution. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Member of the Board: National Security Archive; Harvard Crimson Alumni