Lana Kattan

Director of Partnerships and Strategy

Lana Kattan serves as the Director of Partnerships and Strategy at ACW. She oversees the development and maintenance of relationships with the think tank community in Washington, and works closely with both the Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director to design and implement ACW’s short-term and long-term strategy. Prior to joining ACW, Kattan worked at the Aspen Institute’s Middle East Programs on the Emirates-Aspen Partnership; at AMIDEAST, where she developed and managed over half a dozen entrepreneurship, fellowship, and scholar exchange programs; and at the Dubai Executive Council as part of the team that launched the Dubai School of Government. She has a Master’s degree from Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame.