Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST IN AMERICA AND STRENGTHEN UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE PEOPLES AND GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION.
TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST IN AMERICA AND STRENGTHENING UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE PEOPLES AND GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION. SINCE ITS FOUNDING 68 YEARS AGO, MEI HAS FOCUSED SCHOLARSHIP ON THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST TO ALSO INCLUDE NORTH AFRICA, TURKEY, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN.
CENTER FOR POLICY STUDIES: MEI EXPERTS RESEARCH AND EXPLORE FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THEY PUBLISH THEIR FINDINGS AND COMMUNICATE THROUGH MEI'S COMMUNICATION CHANNELS AND THROUGH THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA. THEY REGULARLY BRIEF POLICYMAKERS, US AND FOREIGN DIPLOMATS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON ISSUES IMPACTING THE MIDDLE EAST, AND HAVE ADVISED THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT INCLUDING CABINET SECRETARIES AND THE WHITE HOUSE. MEI'S POLICY PROGRAM HAS GROWN ALONG WITH ITS OVERALL FORWARD TRAJECTORY. IN RECENT YEARS, MEI HAS ADDED TRACK II DIPLOMACY, COUNTER TERRORISM, AND OTHER SPECIAL FOCUS AREAS THAT MONITOR ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS IN CRITICAL AREAS. MEI'S TELEVISION STUDIO ENABLES SCHOLARS TO JOIN BROADCAST PROGRAMS FASTER AND MORE FREQUENTLY, ALLOWING MEI TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME COMMENTARY ON BREAKING NEWS, AND TO ENSURE THAT MEI'S BALANCED ANALYSIS REACHES POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC.
CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE: SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2014, MEI'S ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM HAS BECOME A DESTINATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR AUDIENCES INTERESTED IN THE MIDDLE EAST'S DYNAMIC ARTS SCENE. MEI PROMOTES THE WORK OF ARTISTS, WRITERS AND FILMMAKERS FROM THE REGION, CONNECTING DC AUDIENCES WITH THE MIDDLE EAST'S VIBRANT ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR.
CENTER FOR EDUCATION (FORMERLY, CENTER FOR ACADEMICS): MEI PROVIDES ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MIDDLE EAST ANALYSTS AND ENTHUSIASTS. MEI'S LANGUAGE PROGRAM PROVIDES INSTRUCTION IN ARABIC, TURKISH, HEBREW, FARSI, AND OTHER LANGUAGES, AND ITS REGIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO THOSE SEEKING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MIDDLE EAST.MEI'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES HANDS-ON TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS TO TOP UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WHO WORK ALONGSIDE MEI'S STAFF AND SCHOLARS ON RESEARCH PROJECTS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND EVENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Paul Ernest Salem | PRESIDENT | 40 | $278,837 |
| Tamara Kalandiya Board Treasurer | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $215,113 |
| Kate Seelye | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | 40 | $173,012 |
| Gerald Michael Feierstein | DIR. FOR GULF AFFAIRS & GO | 40 | $163,559 |
| Bilal Saab Director Of The | DEFENSE & SECURITY PROGRAM | 40 | $146,569 |
| Kevin C Cowl | VP FOR DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $141,700 |
| Mirette F Mabrouk | SENIOR FELLOW, DIR OF EGYPT PROGRAM | 40 | $121,501 |
| Charles Lister Director Of | TURKISH STUDIES | 40 | $112,649 |
| Hayley Smart | SECRETARY | 40 | $53,745 |
| Susan Ziadeh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Webster | DIRECTOR UNTIL FALL 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| George Salem | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Murphy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Moore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Lehr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Keiser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Kapla | DIRECTOR AS OF FALL 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Hunter Hunt | DIRECTOR AS OF SPRING 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Hughes | DIRECTOR AS OF SPRING 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| James Holman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Henderson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Harward | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Feltman | DIRECTOR AS OF SPRING 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Samia Farouki | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nijad Fares | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paula Dobriansky | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Dady | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Campbell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rand Beers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Barry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marjorie Adams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Jordan | VICE-CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Richard A Clarke | CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
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