Our Team

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organization that works in partnership around the world to strengthen and safeguard democratic institutions, processes, norms and values to secure a better quality of life for all. NDI envisions a world where democracy and freedom prevail, with dignity for all.

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DemTech is a department within NDI that specializes in the impacts of technology on democracy, the use of technology in democratic development and applying human-centered design approaches to democracy programming. 

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Leadership

Moira Whelan
Director, Democracy and Technology

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Sarah Moulton
Deputy Director, Democracy and Technology

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Dan Arnaudo
Senior Advisor for Information Strategies

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Maurice Sayinzoga
Program Director

Evan Summers
Program Director, Digital Resilience

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Marley Berk
Program Associate

Priyal Bhatt
Program Manager

Rachelle Faust
Program Officer

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Jesper Frant
Senior Technology Projects Manager

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Guthrie Kuckes
Program Associate

Madeleine Nicoloff
Program Officer

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Tristan Paci
Temporary Project Assistant

Cat Ramsey
Technical Program Associate

Vanessa Revilla
Program Associate

Kaleigh Schwalbe
Program Manager

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Amara Shaker-Brown
Program Officer

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Cliff Wilks
Senior Manager, Software Engineering