Crisis Group Role

Daniel is based in Washington D.C., and joined Crisis Group in April 2018.

Areas of Expertise

• Counterterrorism Strategy, Policy, and Operations
• Syria
• Yemen
• GCC and GCC-Qatar rift
• Afghanistan
• Pakistan

Professional Background

Daniel has almost a decade of experience across the government, including in the Executive and Legislative Branches. 

Daniel worked at the White House’s National Security Council as the Director for Yemen under Presidents Obama and Trump, and was the Special Assistant in State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism, where he advised the Coordinator for Counterterorrism on world-wide counterterrorism strategy, policy, and operations. He also spent two and a half years working on the Syria Desk at State, and an assignment to the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Directorate of Strategy, Policy, and Operations. Daniel is an alumni of the Presidential Management Fellowship. He also spent time on Capitol Hill, working for U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer.

Daniel holds a BA in Political Science from George Washington University and an MA in International Relations and International Economics with a concentration in Strategic Studies from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He also attended the SAIS Bologna Center.