Natalie joined the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council as a Director in October 2026.
Prior to joining the Business Council, Natalie was a James C. Gaither Junior Fellow and
Research Assistant in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace. Her research focused on Syria’s political transition, North African
politics, and governance in the Global South. Previously, she was a Fulbright Research
Fellow in Morocco, where she studied the country’s 2011 Constitution.
Natalie holds a Master of Science in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from the University
of Oxford, where her dissertation examined the political economy of artificial intelligence
in the Gulf. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Elon
University. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Natalie is based in Washington, D.C. In
her free time, she enjoys cooking and exploring the city.