Kristin Lord Takes the Helm at IREX

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kristin M. Lord began her tenure as IREX's fifth President and CEO last week.  A dynamic and proven leader, Lord brings more than twenty years of experience in the fields of foreign policy, higher education, technology, and development.

"I am absolutely thrilled to join IREX – an organization that invests in the potential of people around the world and tangibly improves lives every day," Lord told her new staff. "In addition to IREX's distinguished history of promoting education and international exchange, we are working with partners to educate the Liberian public about how to respond to the Ebola crisis. We are helping Jordanians voice their concerns directly to their local government via a mobile telephone application. We are helping to ensure citizens in Ukraine have access to information through independent, professional media and modern, connected libraries."

Lord served most recently as Acting President of the United States Institute of Peace and previously as Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for New American Security. She was also a Fellow at the Brookings Institution, where she directed the science and technology initiative of the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World. Prior to that Lord held the positions of Associate Dean at the George Washington Elliot School of International Affairs, and a special advisor at the U.S. Department of State.  A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, she received a M.A. and Ph.D. from Georgetown University and a B.A. from American University.

Kristin Lord has provided expert commentary to news outlets such as the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal and appeared on NPR, Al-Jazeera, BBC Radio, VOA, PBS, and MSNBC.  She is the author of Perils and Promise of Global Transparency: Why the Information Revolution May Not Lead to Security, Democracy or Peace, and her articles have appeared in Foreign Policy, Washington Quarterly, World Politics Review, CNN.com, Roll Call, The Hill, International Studies Quarterly, Foreign Service Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Politico, Huffington Post and media outlets.

IREX is an international nonprofit organization that promotes better lives through quality education, independent media, and strong communities and institutions. Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of over $70 million with over 400 employees at its headquarters in Washington, DC and in 20 field offices worldwide. IREX implements locally-driven solutions with its partners in more than 125 countries.

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