Announcing the 2026-2027 Security and Strategy Seminar Fellows

The Alexander Hamilton Society (AHS) is proud to announce and congratulate the fellows of the 2026-2027 Security and Strategy Seminar (SSS). SSS is a graduate-level program in Washington, D.C., dedicated to examining key challenges to America’s role in the world while fostering policy expertise and professional networks. The program aims to train and position a new generation of young professionals to contribute to strategic thinking and policymaking on issues critical to U.S. security and leadership.

SSS will run four concurrent year-long seminars. Three tracks will center on major strategic competitors—the People’s Republic of China, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and the Islamic Republic of Iran—while a fourth will focus on U.S. defense strategy and policy tools. Led by top scholars and practitioners, each seminar will feature 15 evening sessions from September to May, providing fellows with deep subject knowledge, mentorship, opportunities to refine analytical and communication skills, and a strong peer cohort.

2026-2027 Security and Strategy Seminar Fellows

U.S. – China Strategic Competition

Brevin Anderson, CBRN Threat Reduction

Josh Austin, MITRE Corporation

George Barros, Institute for the Study of War

Ryan Claffey, Center for a New American Security

Michael DiCianna, Booz Allen Hamilton

Vafa Fanaii, National Union for Democracy in Iran

Hannah Freeman, U.S. House of Representatives

Sara Harmouch, H9 Defense

Taylor Hathorn, Independent Women’s Forum

Cheston Heldman, RAND Corporation

Logan Heller, Booz Allen Hamilton

Will Hunt, American Affairs

Maura Joul, Neros

Ana Kwok

Katherine Mao, U.S. Department of State

Thor Mortensen, The Vandenberg Coalition

Matan Neuman, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

Selina Nevin, Beacon Global Strategies

Alexander Njiru, Njiru Capital

Patrick O’Toole, Rhythm Software

Katy Selinger, Center for Maritime Strategy

Alexander St. Leger, Argus

Lambros Syrmos, The Wayfinder Group

Ryan Zoellner, BAE Systems

U.S. – Russia Strategic Competition

Yoga Acharya, Mezcla

Sam Brennan, Steer PR

James Diddams, Providence Magazine

Grace Drexel, Luke Alliance

Libby Fern, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Bailey Galicia, Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Anna Harvey, American Foreign Policy Council

Brady Helwig, Garnaut Global

Emilia James, Psiphon

Mark Kindschuh, U.S. Air Force

Evan Long, Anduril Industries

Rachel Lynch, Forterra

Jonathan Moore, Office of Senator Roger Wicker

Henry Patton, Center for European Policy Analysis

Morgan Peirce, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Dillon Prochnicki, American Enterprise Institute

Alexandra Schindewolf, U.S. House of Representatives

Jackson Scott, Booz Allen Hamilton

Kateryna Stepanenko, Institute for the Study of War

Priya Swyden, Beacon Global Strategies

Micha Wallesen, Forward Global

Shijie Wang, Jamestown Foundation

Gregory Wiatrek, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Luka Willett, British Ministry of Defence

U.S. – Iran Strategic Competition

Chandler Averette, American Legislative Exchange Council

Alex Belooussov, Cyber Analyst

Jarrett Bunnin, Cushman & Wakefield

Isabel Chandler, JPMorganChase Center for Geopolitics

Graeme Cranston-Cuebas, Leonardo DRS

Kyle Grisamore, Coalfire / U.S. Navy Reserve

Anna Hardage, Hanwha Global Defense

Armita Hooman, National Union for Democracy in Iran

Kat Khosrowyar, American Chemistry Council

EK Herring, Hermeus

Leah Lerner, Beacon Global Strategies

Nikita Mann, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Cassidy McGoldrick, N7 Foundation

Alexander Nesicolaci, U.S. Department of State

Micah Pickus, Fulcrum Intel

Lauren Reuss, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell

Logan Rolleigh, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Richard Sims, American Enterprise Institute

Katherine Spencer, Atlantic Council

Nicholas Stenseng, Control Risks

Maxwell Streeter, Palantir

James Sutton, The Dispatch

Fabio van Loon, Embassy of Italy

U.S. Defense Policy and Strategy

Jane Adams, FDD Action

Avery Bower, Private Foundation

John Boyer, Varda Space Industries

Jack Buckley, Alexander Hamilton Society

Jack Spike Dearing, U.S. Navy

Kendall Dehnel, Office of Senator Joni Ernst

Ted Delicath, U.S. Army

Abdullah Hayek, Keybridge Communications

Netta Horowitz, U.S. Department of War

Sarkis Karabashian, Deepsat Inc.

Alexis Kuppersmith, Anduril Industries

Justin Leopold-Cohen, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Megan Love, USMC Reserve Officer / Airline Pilot

Zen Rizzuto-Flancbaum, Lawyer

Anna Schaftel, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell

Aaryan Shah, Beacon Global Strategies

Amy Sinnenberg, American Enterprise Institute

Christopher Sonnabend, U.S. Joint Staff

Michael Stanton, Ronald Reagan Institute

Ezra Stern, Hartz Mountain Industries

Tymahz Toumadje, National Union for Democracy in Iran

Ria Vora, OpenAI

Kendal Walker, Eurasia Group

Elizabeth Weeks, U.S. Department of the Navy

Charles Yockey, U.S. Department of State