Daryl has worked in the nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation field for 30 years. He joined the Arms Control Association (ACA) as its executive director in 2001. Since then, he has energized ACA’s program and outreach efforts, expanded its staff, revitalized its monthly journal Arms Control Today, and positioned ACA to play a leading role on key weapons-related security debates. From 1997 to 2001, he was executive director of the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, and from 1989 to 1997, he worked as associate director for policy and later as director of security programs for Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). At PSR, he organized media, lobbying, and public education campaigns against nuclear weapons production and testing, as well as research projects on the health and environmental impacts of the nuclear arms race.

I am most excited to work on projects that… leverage the energy, skills, and political power of a wide range of organizations and individuals toward common efforts to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons risks.

I am looking for partners who can help me… try to save the world from nuclear catastrophe.

A moment when I felt most inspired in my work was… seeing a former staff member go on to succeed and excel, and when the impact of our organization’s work is evident in moving toward positive outcomes.

Innovations in my field that I am most excited to work on… include finding new ways to widen the ranges, constituencies, and partners we engage with to seek a more peaceful, just, and safer world.

Haneen recently completed her master’s in international development and policy from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and is currently an Obama Foundation Scholar. As a former aide at the National Assembly of Pakistan, she supported over 80 women parliamentarians to help inform better policy and legislation, particularly on social justice, security, and climate issues. Haneen also built and led the only region-wide grassroots movement for nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia, working with thousands of young people in Pakistan and India to promote peace, a world safe from nuclear weapons, and the role of women in breaking stereotypes and barriers in the security landscape. As part of that effort, she helped develop a first-of-its-kind campaign strategy and volunteer recruitment, leadership, and training program to bring the movement to local communities in innovative ways and develop new activists and leaders to continue the effort. Currently, Haneen is doing editorial, communications, and policy consulting to support the international nuclear policy community.

I am most excited to work on projects that… directly impact peace and security for communities that are underrepresented in the field.

I am looking for partners who can help me… think about human security in new and innovative ways, support my coding efforts, and help work toward a world safe from nuclear weapons.

A moment when I felt most inspired in my work was… watching young activists, particularly women, step up to the leadership table; watching them see how powerful their work is and commit to serving in bigger and brighter ways; and knowing I had a hand in their process. I couldn’t ask for a greater reward. 

Innovations in my field that I am most excited to work on… include those at intersection of nuclear and cyber security, ways to include and train new voices in the field, and new discourse emerging about building human security in ways that are not centered around nationalism. I believe our upcoming challenges—including climate, nuclear, and pandemic-related issues—are global in nature and require thinking as a human family. I am excited to learn more about this.

Heather directs the New Models of Policy Change project at New America’s Political Reform program. Her work explores the intersection of international affairs policy and domestic political polarization, and develops policy approaches on topics from trade, climate, and political violence to nuclear security. New Models also supports analysis and convening around diversity, gender, and equity in international affairs. Previously, Heather was a special assistant and speechwriter to President Bill Clinton, served in the State Department as a speechwriter and member of the policy planning staff, and worked on Capitol Hill and on the US Delegation to the OSCE. She has also held senior positions in international affairs advocacy, including at the International Crisis Group, National Security Network, and Human Rights First. 

Hurlburt is a regular contributor to New York Magazine and frequently appears in print and broadcast media. She is a cofounder and co-chair of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security, serves on the boards of National Security Action and the Scoville Fellowship, and holds degrees from Brown and George Washington Universities.

I am most excited to work on projects that… combine practical problem-solving with sky-is-the-limit thinking that transcends categories and silos.

I am looking for partners who can help me… understand, respond, and adapt to this completely new moment we’re in.

A moment when I felt most inspired in my work was… anytime I see colleagues able to take something I can offer and run with it in entirely new directions.

Innovations in my field that I am most excited to work on… thinking in network theory, diversity theory, feminist foreign policy, and global activism successes that ought to be completely renovating the what and how of our field.

Allen is grassroots coordinator for the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program at Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). He works as one of the principal liaisons between PSR’s national office and PSR chapters engaged in nuclear weapons-related activities and with other groups working on nuclear disarmament—particularly on shared federal priorities. He also represents PSR as a focal point for Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy. Allen is particularly interested in how nuclear weapons abolition intersects with wider movements for social justice, environmental justice, and efforts to reimagine a more peaceful US foreign policy. He has a BA in conflict analysis and resolution from the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University.

I am most excited to work on projects that… redefine our vision of security so that we better protect all people, rather than just the privileged few.

I am looking for partners who can help me… place the nuclear threat in terms of the here and now, intersecting with other current issues, rather than always framing the threat in the context of the Cold War.

A moment when I felt most inspired in my work was… when an activist told me that they felt like they were touching “the fabric of history” when they got an influential co-sponsorship on disarmament legislation.

Innovations in my field that I am most excited to work on… build spaces inside the disarmament community for individuals to speak their truth, when they previously may have felt like they had to remain silent.

Bryce is an incoming graduate student at the University of Chicago’s Committee on International Relations. Previously, he was a research assistant with the Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he worked on a range of programs designed to develop the next generation of nuclear professionals. His research and analysis at PONI focused on emerging technologies and their implications for situational awareness and strategic stability. He currently serves on a strategic advisory board for Foretell, a crowdsourced forecasting project exploring technology security policy at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. Previously, Bryce held positions as a research intern at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and a policy intern with the Defense and Foreign Policy Department at the Niskanen Center. He also worked for several years at the United States Department of the Treasury. He holds a BA in political science from the University of Washington.

I am most excited to work on projects that… advance innovative methods for strengthening international security.

I am looking for partners who can help me… build transpartisan coalitions to address complex, intractable problems.

A moment when I felt most inspired in my work was… being invited to discuss my research with a congressionally established national security commission. 

Innovations in my field that I am most excited to work on… include interdisciplinary approaches to identify and address emerging risks that threaten humanity’s long-term prospects.

Kelsey is director for nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association, where she focuses on the nuclear and missile programs in Iran and North Korea and on international efforts to prevent proliferation and nuclear terrorism. She also runs the Arms Control Association’s project assessing the effectiveness of multilateral voluntary initiatives that contribute to nonproliferation efforts. She has been quoted in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Guardian, and has provided commentary for outlets such as NPR, CNN, and Fox News. Kelsey is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the board of directors for the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship and the advisory committee for the National Committee on North Korea. Previously, she worked at a think tank in Jerusalem. She holds an MA in peace studies from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

I am most excited to work on projects that… foster inclusivity and creativity in the nuclear policy community.

I am looking for partners who can help me… better understand the intersections between nuclear weapons and social justice.

A moment when I felt most inspired in my work was… meeting Pope Francis after he declared the possession of nuclear weapons immoral. 

Innovations in my field that I am most excited to work on… include using different types of media to increase the saliency of the nuclear threat and forge connections with new communities.