Iris Bieri

Iris Bieri is an advisor to The Iran Project, having previously served as Deputy Director for nearly a decade. She has extensive experience in Middle East policy including engagement with the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government. Iris currently serves as Chief of Staff at the Rochester Area Community Foundation and is a certified mediator in New York State. Previously, Iris served as Chief of Staff to New York State Assemblymember Jen Lunsford; Vice President of Network 20/20; Program Coordinator of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University; Researcher at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point; Program Coordinator at the American Friends Service Committee, focusing on the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq. She has participated in numerous Track II diplomatic exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Russia and the Middle East. She has a B.A. from Earlham College, and M.A. in International Affairs with a focus on International Security Policy, Conflict Resolution and Middle East Studies from Columbia University. She is fluent in Spanish and has basic proficiency in Persian.