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Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director
 Alexa Chopivsky is the Executive Director of the Women's Foreign Policy Group. Previously, as the founding Executive Director of Ukraine House Davos, Ms. Chopivsky led the creation and elevation of Ukraine’s country investment promotion platform alongside the World Economic Forum, both before and after the war. She served as deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Ukraine Invest and was an adviser to the Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture of Ukraine. Since 2012, she has served as the Director of the Program on the World Economy at the Aspen Institute. Ms. Chopivsky started her career as a journalist at NBC News, where she covered world events from the New York, Washington, and London bureaus. She later moved to Kyiv, where she was a consultant for an American firm and a freelance journalist, traveling across Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Ms. Chopivsky is the Founder of Transnational Education Group and served as Executive Director of the American Center for a European Ukraine. She serves on the boards of National Cathedral School, Orchestra of the Americas Group, Teach for Ukraine, The Washington Group, and Ukrainian Freedom Fund. In 2021, the President of Ukraine awarded Ms. Chopivsky the Order of Princess Olga. Ms. Chopivsky received a BA from Yale University with distinction in Political Science and Russian & East European Studies, an MS from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and an MIPP from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. Contact: [email protected] Lindsay Sharman, Senior Program Officer
 Lindsay Sharman is the Senior Program Officer at the Women's Foreign Policy Group, where she oversees the creation of meaningful international affairs programming and mentorship experiences. In 2024, she graduated with honors from Princeton University, where she received a degree in Public & International Affairs and a certificate in Spanish Language & Culture. Lindsay wrote her dissertation on Holocaust education policy in Argentina, for which she traveled to Buenos Aires to interview government officials, historians, and educators. Lindsay was a participant in the inaugural Princeton Policy Advocacy Clinic, where she worked with a Congressional office to produce a 136-page policy memorandum on criminal justice reform. In addition to working as a Research Assistant and involvement with several non-profits, she has completed internships with two Members of Congress, as well as a Strategy Consulting internship at Capital One. She is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: [email protected]
Sofia is a rising senior at Boston University pursuing a B.A. in International Relations with a concentration in foreign policy and security studies and a regional focus on Europe, alongside a minor in Applied Human Development specializing in justice and advocacy. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of human rights and foreign policy, particularly in how diplomacy and international institutions shape humanitarian outcomes and development policy. She previously interned with the United States Central Command, where she co-developed an AI prompt-engineering guide for military analysts and tracked conflict developments in the Middle East using open-source intelligence. She also writes on global politics for the Boston Political Review, covering topics from NATO defense spending to U.S.-China relations. This past spring, she completed a semester abroad in Madrid, deepening her understanding of European politics and transatlantic affairs. Her professional interests include security and intelligence, humanitarian policy, and global development.
 Grace received a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in International Affairs from James Madison University in May 2026, with a concentration in Global Governance and Foreign Policy and minors in Environmental Studies and Music. During her time at JMU, she pursued independent and collaborative research, completing an Honors Thesis on environmental justice social movements and serving as a research assistant for a multi-university project on data center development and environmental peacebuilding. She also studied abroad in Nepal focusing on environmental justice and sustainable development, furthering her interest in the relationship between development and climate change. She previously worked as a Press Intern in the U.S. Senate where she compiled press clips, maintained and created press lists, and drafted social media posts advancing legislative priorities. Her academic and research interests include democratic erosion, social movements, and global climate policy and governance. 
Jasmine is a recent graduate of George Washington University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Data Science and International Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Her academic interests focus on international affairs, public policy, youth justice, and women’s leadership in global affairs. During her senior year, she was selected as a Research Fellow for the Taiwan Education and Research Program at GW, where she received funding to pursue research on Taiwan’s diplomatic recognition. Jasmine has interned at the D.C. Superior Court as a Director’s Intern for the Family Court Social Services Division, supporting projects focused on youth in the D.C. juvenile justice system. She also worked with D.C. Witness, where she published over 10 articles informing the public about violent crime cases in the D.C. area. Her international experience includes studying abroad in South Korea as a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholar and participating in the U.S. Embassy Seoul Language Exchange Program.
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